comb
Comb can refer to the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds, a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair, or any of several tools for straightening fibers. As a verb, comb can mean to smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb, search thoroughly, or straighten with a comb.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
CO
Ends
OMB
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “COMB” Mean?
/kəʊm/
comb has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
any of several tools for straightening fibers
ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
Verb
3 sensesstraighten with a comb
“comb your hair”
“They comb their hair”
search thoroughly
“They combed the area for the missing child”
“The men comb the area for animals”
“The men comb for animals in the area”
Synonyms
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
“comb your hair before dinner”
“comb the wool”
“They comb their hair”
Synonyms
Synonyms for COMB
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
Length
4 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
B
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
C, O, M, B
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆COMB has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COMB is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆COMB can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆COMB uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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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, OM, MB
Trigrams
COM, OMB
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