cushion
Cushion can refer to the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle, a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses, or a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc. As a verb, cushion can mean to protect from impact.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
CU
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CUSHION” Mean?
/ˈkʊʃən/
cushion has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
“the old car needed a new set of shocks”
Synonyms
the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
Verb
1 senseScrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
C, U, S, H, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CUSHION has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CUSHION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CUSHION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CUSHION uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
CU, US, SH, HI, IO, ON
Trigrams
CUS, USH, SHI, HIO, ION
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