delete
Delete commonly means to wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information, remove or make invisible, or cut or eliminate.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
DE
Ends
ETE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DELETE” Mean?
/dɪˈliːt/
delete has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
remove or make invisible
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, L, E, T, 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
★★★☆☆DELETE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DELETE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DELETE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DELETE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCBDB
CV Pattern
CVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EL, LE, ET, TE
Trigrams
DEL, ELE, LET, ETE
Crossword Intelligence
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