dogleg
Dogleg can refer to a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway or angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
12
Starts
DO
Ends
LEG
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DOGLEG” Mean?
/ˈdɒɡlɛɡ/
dogleg has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesangle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
D, O, G, L, E, G
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DOGLEG has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOGLEG is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DOGLEG can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DOGLEG 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
ABCDEC
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DO, OG, GL, LE, EG
Trigrams
DOG, OGL, GLE, LEG
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