bayou
Bayou can refer to a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana).
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
BA
Ends
YOU
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BAYOU” Mean?
/ˈbaɪ.uː/
bayou has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
U
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
B, A, Y, O, U
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BAYOU 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
★★★★☆BAYOU 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
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
BA, AY, YO, OU
Trigrams
BAY, AYO, YOU
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