desire
Desire can refer to the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state, an inclination to want things, or something that is desired. As a verb, desire can mean to feel or have a desire for; want strongly, expect and wish, or express a desire for.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
7
Starts
DE
Ends
IRE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DESIRE” Mean?
/dɪˈzaɪə/
desire has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
an inclination to want things
“a man of many desires”
something that is desired
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, S, I, R, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DESIRE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESIRE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DESIRE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DESIRE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEB
CV Pattern
CVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SI, IR, RE
Trigrams
DES, ESI, SIR, IRE
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