alloy
Alloy can refer to the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something or a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten. As a verb, alloy can mean to lower in value by increasing the base-metal content or make an alloy of.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
AL
Ends
LOY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ALLOY” Mean?
/ˈæ.lɔɪ/
alloy has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
2 senseslower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Synonyms
make an alloy of
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
A, L, L, O, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ALLOY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ALLOY 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
★★★★☆ALLOY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABBCD
CV Pattern
VCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
AL, LL, LO, OY
Trigrams
ALL, LLO, LOY
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