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amaze

/əˈmeɪz/•verb

Amaze commonly means to be a mystery or bewildering to or affect with wonder.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

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AZE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “AMAZE” Mean?

/əˈmeɪz/

amaze has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

affect with wonder

“Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!”

“The good news will amaze her”

“The performance is likely to amaze Sue”

Synonyms

astonish astound

be a mystery or bewildering to

“This beats me!”

“Got me — I don't know the answer!”

“a vexing problem”

“This question really stuck me”

Synonyms

perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder flummox stupefy

Synonyms for AMAZE

astonish astound perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat pose bewilder

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

affect with wonder

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, M, A, Z, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for amaze.

AMAZE is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with A and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 60%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABACD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

AMAZE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

AMAZE 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

★★★★☆

AMAZE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AMAZE 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 amaze.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABACD

CV Pattern

VCVCV

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

AM, MA, AZ, ZE

Trigrams

AMA, MAZ, AZE

Crossword Intelligence

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

AMAZE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.