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abide

/əˈbaɪd/•verb

Abide commonly means to put up with something or somebody unpleasant or dwell.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IDE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ABIDE” Mean?

/əˈbaɪd/

abide has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

dwell

“You can stay with me while you are in town”

“stay a bit longer — the day is still young”

Synonyms

bide stay

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

“I cannot bear his constant criticism”

“The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks”

“he learned to tolerate the heat”

“She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage”

Synonyms

digest endure stomach bear stand tolerate support brook suffer

Word Forms

abode

Synonyms for ABIDE

bide stay digest endure stomach bear stand tolerate support brook suffer

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word abide with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

dwell

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, B, I, D, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for abide.

ABIDE is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with A and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 60%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using abide in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

ABIDE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

ABIDE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

ABIDE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

ABIDE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside abide.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

VCVCV

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

AB, BI, ID, DE

Trigrams

ABI, BID, IDE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for abide.

ABIDE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.