about
About is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including on the move or all around or on all sides.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
AB
Ends
OUT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ABOUT” Mean?
/əˈ baʊt/
about has 8 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 senseAdverb
7 senses(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
“lasted approximately an hour”
“in just about a minute”
“he's about 30 years old”
“I've had about all I can stand”
Synonyms
all around or on all sides
“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
“let's look about for help”
“There were trees growing all around”
“she looked around her”
Synonyms
in the area or vicinity
“a few spectators standing about”
“hanging around”
“waited around for the next flight”
Synonyms
used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
“wandering about with no place to go”
“people were rushing about”
“news gets around (or about)”
“traveled around in Asia”
Synonyms
in rotation or succession
“turn about is fair play”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
on the move
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
A, B, O, U, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ABOUT has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ABOUT 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
★★★★☆ABOUT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ABOUT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCVVC
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
AB, BO, OU, UT
Trigrams
ABO, BOU, OUT
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