deep
Deep can refer to the central and most intense or profound part, a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor, or literary term for an ocean. Deep is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including marked by depth of thinking or to a great depth; far down or in.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
DE
Ends
EEP
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DEEP” Mean?
/diːp/
deep has 21 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
15 sensesrelatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
“a deep breath”
“a deep sigh”
“deep concentration”
“deep emotion”
marked by depth of thinking
“deep thoughts”
“a deep allegory”
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
“a deep well”
“a deep dive”
“deep water”
“a deep casserole”
very distant in time or space
“deep in the past”
“deep in enemy territory”
“deep in the woods”
“a deep space probe”
intense or extreme
“in deep trouble”
“deep happiness”
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
“a deep voice”
“a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice”
“a bass clarinet”
Synonyms
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relatively thick from top to bottom
“deep carpets”
“deep snow”
extending relatively far inward
“a deep border”
(of darkness) densely dark
“thick night”
“thick darkness”
“a face in deep shadow”
“deep night”
Synonyms
large in quantity or size
“deep cuts in the budget”
with head or back bent low
“a deep bow”
of an obscure nature
“the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms”
“a deep dark secret”
“the inscrutable workings of Providence”
“{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life'}”
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
“deep political machinations”
“a deep plot”
Noun
3 sensesthe central and most intense or profound part
“in the deep of night”
“in the deep of winter”
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Synonyms
literary term for an ocean
“denizens of the deep”
Adverb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
P
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
D, E, E, P
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DEEP has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEEP is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DEEP can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEEP contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABBC
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EE, EP
Trigrams
DEE, EEP
Crossword Intelligence
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