curse
Curse can refer to an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group, profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger, or something causing misery or death. As a verb, curse can mean to utter obscenities or profanities, exclude from a church or a religious community, or wish harm upon; invoke evil upon.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
CU
Ends
RSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CURSE” Mean?
curse has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesan appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Synonyms
a severe affliction
Synonyms
Verb
4 sensesheap obscenities upon
“The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger”
“They want to curse the prisoners”
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
“The bad witch cursed the child”
exclude from a church or a religious community
“The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
C, U, R, S, E
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
★★★☆☆CURSE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CURSE 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
★★★★☆CURSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CURSE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CU, UR, RS, SE
Trigrams
CUR, URS, RSE
Crossword Intelligence
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