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bunion

/ˈbʌnjən/•noun

Bunion can refer to a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 8

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Scrabble

WWF

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ION

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BUNION” Mean?

/ˈbʌnjən/

bunion has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word bunion with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, U, N, I, O, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for bunion.

BUNION is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with B and ends with N.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEC.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using bunion in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

BUNION has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BUNION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BUNION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BUNION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEC

CV Pattern

CVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

BU, UN, NI, IO, ON

Trigrams

BUN, UNI, NIO, ION

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for bunion.

BUNION is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with B and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.