candle
Candle can refer to stick of wax with a wick in the middle or the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin. As a verb, candle can mean to examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
12
Starts
CA
Ends
DLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CANDLE” Mean?
/ˈkændəl/
candle has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
1 senseexamine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Length
6 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
C, A, N, D, L, E
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CANDLE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CANDLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CANDLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CANDLE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CA, AN, ND, DL, LE
Trigrams
CAN, AND, NDL, DLE
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