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dough

/dəʊ/•noun

Dough can refer to a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll or informal terms for money.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

UGH

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DOUGH” Mean?

/dəʊ/

dough has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses

a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

informal terms for money

Synonyms

boodle bread cabbage clams dinero gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah

Synonyms for DOUGH

boodle bread cabbage clams dinero gelt kale lettuce lolly lucre loot moolah

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word dough with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, O, U, G, H

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dough.

DOUGH is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with D and ends with H.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dough in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DOUGH has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

DOUGH is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DOUGH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DOUGH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside dough.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

DO, OU, UG, GH

Trigrams

DOU, OUG, UGH

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dough.

DOUGH is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with D and ends with H, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.