boost
Boost can refer to the act of giving hope or support to someone, an increase in cost, or the act of giving a push. As a verb, boost can mean to give a boost to; be beneficial to, contribute to the progress or growth of, or push or shove upward, as if from below or behind.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
BO
Ends
OST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BOOST” Mean?
/buːst/
boost has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe act of giving hope or support to someone
Synonyms
the act of giving a push
“he gave her a boost over the fence”
Verb
5 sensesgive a boost to; be beneficial to
“The tax cut will boost the economy”
push or shove upward, as if from below or behind
“The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption”
increase or raise
“OPEC bumped up the price of oil”
“boost the voltage in an electrical circuit”
Synonyms
Synonyms for BOOST
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
the act of giving hope or support to someone
Length
5 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
B, O, O, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BOOST has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆BOOST 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
★★★★☆BOOST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆BOOST contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABBCD
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
BO, OO, OS, ST
Trigrams
BOO, OOS, OST
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