applaud
Applaud commonly means to clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval or express that something is worthy of praise.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
AP
Ends
AUD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “APPLAUD” Mean?
/əˈplɔːd/
applaud has 2 documented senses across verb.
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
Length
7 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
A, P, P, L, A, U, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆APPLAUD has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆APPLAUD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆APPLAUD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆APPLAUD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABBCADE
CV Pattern
VCCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
AP, PP, PL, LA, AU, UD
Trigrams
APP, PPL, PLA, LAU, AUD
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