bilge
Bilge can refer to water accumulated in the bilge of a ship or where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom. As a verb, bilge can mean to take in water at the bilge or cause to leak.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
BI
Ends
LGE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BILGE” Mean?
/bɪldʒ/
bilge has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 senseswater accumulated in the bilge of a ship
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
Verb
2 sensescause to leak
“the collision bilged the vessel”
take in water at the bilge
“the tanker bilged”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
water accumulated in the bilge of a ship
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
B, I, L, G, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BILGE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BILGE 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
★★★★☆BILGE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆BILGE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
BI, IL, LG, GE
Trigrams
BIL, ILG, LGE
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