dish
Dish can refer to a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food, a particular item of prepared food, or the quantity that a dish will hold. As a verb, dish can mean to make concave; shape like a dish or provide (usually but not necessarily food).
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
7
Starts
DI
Ends
ISH
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DISH” Mean?
/dɪʃ/
dish has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
“we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present”
a particular item of prepared food
“she prepared a special dish for dinner”
directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Synonyms
an activity that you like or at which you are superior
“chemistry is not my cup of tea”
“his bag now is learning to play golf”
“marriage was scarcely his dish”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesprovide (usually but not necessarily food)
“We serve meals for the homeless”
“She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.”
“The entertainers served up a lively show”
“The chefs dish the vegetables”
Synonyms
make concave; shape like a dish
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
D, I, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DISH has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DISH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DISH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SH
Trigrams
DIS, ISH
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