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aboard

/əˈbɔːd/•adverb

Aboard is also used as adverb, with meanings including on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ARD

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ABOARD” Mean?

/əˈbɔːd/

aboard has 4 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

4 senses

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

on first or second or third base

“Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard”

side by side

“anchored close aboard another ship”

Synonyms

alongside

part of a group

“Bill's been aboard for three years now”

Synonyms for ABOARD

alongside

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, B, O, A, R, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for aboard.

ABOARD is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with A and ends with D.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCADE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

ABOARD has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ABOARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

ABOARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ABOARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCADE

CV Pattern

VCVVCC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

AB, BO, OA, AR, RD

Trigrams

ABO, BOA, OAR, ARD

Crossword Intelligence

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

ABOARD is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.