cost
Cost can refer to the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor, the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold), or value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. As a verb, cost can mean to require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice or be priced at.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
CO
Ends
OST
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “COST” Mean?
cost has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
“the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver”
“he puts a high price on his services”
“he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesrequire to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
“This mistake cost him his job”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
Length
4 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
C, O, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆COST has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆COST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆COST 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, OS, ST
Trigrams
COS, OST
Crossword Intelligence
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