albatross
Albatross can refer to large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight or (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
AL
Ends
OSS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ALBATROSS” Mean?
/ˈæl.bəˌtɹɒs/
albatross has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
Length
9 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
A, L, B, A, T, R, O, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ALBATROSS has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ALBATROSS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ALBATROSS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ALBATROSS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGG
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
AL, LB, BA, AT, TR, RO, OS, SS
Trigrams
ALB, LBA, BAT, ATR, TRO, ROS, OSS
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