cold
Cold can refer to a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs), the sensation produced by low temperatures, or the absence of heat. Cold is also used as adjective, with meanings including having lost freshness through passage of time.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
CO
Ends
OLD
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “COLD” Mean?
cold has 16 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
13 senseshaving a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
“a cold climate”
“a cold room”
“dinner has gotten cold”
“cold fingers”
extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion
“a cold unfriendly nod”
“a cold and unaffectionate person”
“a cold impersonal manner”
“cold logic”
having lost freshness through passage of time
“a cold trail”
“dogs attempting to catch a cold scent”
(color) giving no sensation of warmth
“a cold bluish grey”
marked by errorless familiarity
“had her lines cold before rehearsals started”
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so intense as to be almost uncontrollable
“cold fury gripped him”
feeling or showing no enthusiasm
“a cold audience”
“a cold response to the new play”
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
“the boxer was out cold”
“pass out cold”
of a seeker; far from the object sought
lacking the warmth of life
“cold in his grave”
Noun
3 sensesa mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
“will they never find a cure for the common cold?”
the absence of heat
“the coldness made our breath visible”
“come in out of the cold”
“cold is a vasoconstrictor”
Synonyms
the sensation produced by low temperatures
“he shivered from the cold”
“the cold helped clear his head”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
Length
4 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
D
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
C, O, L, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆COLD has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COLD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆COLD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆COLD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
CO, OL, LD
Trigrams
COL, OLD
Crossword Intelligence
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