broody
Broody can refer to a domestic hen ready to brood. Broody is also used as adjective, with meanings including physiologically ready to incubate eggs.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
BR
Ends
ODY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BROODY” Mean?
/ˈbɹuːdi/
broody has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesphysiologically ready to incubate eggs
“a broody hen”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
Noun
1 sensea domestic hen ready to brood
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
physiologically ready to incubate eggs
Length
6 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
B, R, O, O, D, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BROODY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BROODY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BROODY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆BROODY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BR, RO, OO, OD, DY
Trigrams
BRO, ROO, OOD, ODY
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