alone
Alone is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including lacking companions or companionship or without any others being included or involved.
Length
5
Scrabble
5
WWF
7
Starts
AL
Ends
ONE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ALONE” Mean?
/əˈləʊn/
alone has 6 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
4 sensesisolated from others
“could be alone in a crowded room”
“was alone with her thoughts”
“I want to be alone”
exclusive of anyone or anything else
“she alone believed him”
“cannot live by bread alone”
“I'll have this car and this car only”
Synonyms
radically distinctive and without equal
“he is alone in the field of microbiology”
“this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem”
“Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint”
“craftsmen whose skill is unequaled”
Adverb
2 senseswithout any others being included or involved
“was entirely to blame”
“a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children”
“he works for Mr. Smith exclusively”
“did it solely for money”
Synonyms
without anybody else or anything else
“the child stayed home alone”
“the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing”
“he flew solo”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
isolated from others
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
A, L, O, N, E
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
★★☆☆☆ALONE has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ALONE 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
★★★★☆ALONE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ALONE 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
A
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
AL, LO, ON, NE
Trigrams
ALO, LON, ONE
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