cling
Cling commonly means to remain emotionally or intellectually attached, come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation, or hold on tightly or tenaciously. As a noun, cling can refer to fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
12
Starts
CL
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CLING” Mean?
cling has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensefruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensesto remain emotionally or intellectually attached
“He clings to the idea that she might still love him.”
hold on tightly or tenaciously
“hang on to your father's hands”
“The child clung to his mother's apron”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
G
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
C, L, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CLING has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CLING is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CLING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CLING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
CL, LI, IN, NG
Trigrams
CLI, LIN, ING
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