betray
Betray commonly means to deliver to an enemy by treachery, be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage, or give away information about somebody.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
BE
Ends
RAY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BETRAY” Mean?
/bəˈtɹeɪ/
betray has 6 documented senses across verb.
Verb
6 sensesdeliver to an enemy by treachery
“Judas sold Jesus”
“The spy betrayed his country”
“Sam cannot betray Sue”
Synonyms
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
“His sense of smell failed him this time”
“His strength finally failed him”
“His children failed him in the crisis”
Synonyms
cause someone to believe an untruth
“The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
reveal unintentionally
Length
6 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
B, E, T, R, A, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BETRAY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BETRAY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BETRAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆BETRAY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BE, ET, TR, RA, AY
Trigrams
BET, ETR, TRA, RAY
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