discard
Discard can refer to anything that is cast aside or discarded, getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable, or (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit. As a verb, discard can mean to throw or cast away.
Length
7
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DI
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DISCARD” Mean?
/dɪsˈkɑːd/
discard has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesanything that is cast aside or discarded
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit
getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
Verb
1 senseScrabble Score
11
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
anything that is cast aside or discarded
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
D, I, S, C, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DISCARD has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISCARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFA
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SC, CA, AR, RD
Trigrams
DIS, ISC, SCA, CAR, ARD
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