caress
Caress can refer to a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it). As a verb, caress can mean to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
CA
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CARESS” Mean?
/kəˈɹɛs/
caress has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
“he showered her with caresses”
“soft music was a fond caress”
“the caresses of the breeze played over his face”
Verb
1 sensetouch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
“He caressed her face”
“They fondled in the back seat of the taxi”
“Sam and Sue caress”
“Sam cannot caress Sue”
Synonyms
Synonyms for CARESS
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
C, A, R, E, S, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CARESS has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CARESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CARESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆CARESS 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
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CA, AR, RE, ES, SS
Trigrams
CAR, ARE, RES, ESS
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