category
Category can refer to a collection of things sharing a common attribute or a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
CA
Ends
ORY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CATEGORY” Mean?
/ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/
category has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
C, A, T, E, G, O, R, Y
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
★★★★★CATEGORY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CATEGORY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CATEGORY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CATEGORY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
CA, AT, TE, EG, GO, OR, RY
Trigrams
CAT, ATE, TEG, EGO, GOR, ORY
Crossword Intelligence
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