blade
Blade can refer to especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole, a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, or something long and thin resembling a blade of grass.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
BL
Ends
ADE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BLADE” Mean?
/bleɪd/
blade has 9 documented senses across noun.
Noun
9 sensesespecially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
a dashing young man
“gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures”
something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
“a blade of lint on his suit”
a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
Show 3 more noun definitions
the part of the skate that slides on the ice
flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
Synonyms
the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
B, L, A, D, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BLADE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BLADE 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
★★★★☆BLADE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BLADE 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
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
BL, LA, AD, DE
Trigrams
BLA, LAD, ADE
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