dour
Dour is also used as adjective, with meanings including harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance.
Length
4
Scrabble
5
WWF
6
Starts
DO
Ends
OUR
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DOUR” Mean?
/ˈdʊə/
dour has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesstubbornly unyielding
“dogged persistence”
“dour determination”
“the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics”
“{'source': 'T.S.Eliot', 'text': 'a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it'}”
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
“a dour, self-sacrificing life”
“a forbidding scowl”
“a grim man loving duty more than humanity”
“{'source': 'J.M.Barrie', 'text': 'undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw'}”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
stubbornly unyielding
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
D, O, U, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOUR has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOUR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DOUR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
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★★★★☆DOUR 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
D
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DO, OU, UR
Trigrams
DOU, OUR
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