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cheese

noun · verb

Cheese can refer to a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk or erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States. As a verb, cheese can mean to used in the imperative (get away, or stop it) or wind onto a cheese.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

6

Scrabble

11

WWF

11

Starts

CH

Ends

ESE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CHEESE” Mean?

cheese has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

2

erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States

Synonyms

Verb

2 senses
1

used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)

Cheese it!

2

wind onto a cheese

cheese the yarn

Synonyms for CHEESE

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

Length

6 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

C, H, E, E, S, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

c
h
e
e
s
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for cheese.

CHEESE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with C and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

CHEESE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside cheese.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCCDC

CV Pattern

CCVVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

CH, HE, EE, ES, SE

Trigrams

CHE, HEE, EES, ESE

Crossword Intelligence

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

CHEESE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with C and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

Word Intelligence Links

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