core
Core can refer to a small group of indispensable persons or things, the central part of the Earth, or the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. As a verb, core can mean to remove the core or center from.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
CO
Ends
ORE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “CORE” Mean?
core has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
9 sensesa small group of indispensable persons or things
“five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”
Synonyms
the center of an object
“the ball has a titanium core”
the central part of the Earth
a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
Show 3 more noun definitions
(computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
“each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit”
the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
Verb
1 senseremove the core or center from
“core an apple”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
a small group of indispensable persons or things
Length
4 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
C, O, R, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆CORE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CORE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CORE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CORE 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
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
CO, OR, RE
Trigrams
COR, ORE
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