douse
Douse commonly means to put out, as of a candle or a light, immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate, or wet thoroughly.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
DO
Ends
USE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DOUSE” Mean?
douse has 7 documented senses across verb.
Verb
7 sensesput out, as of a candle or a light
“Douse the lights”
lower quickly
“douse a sail”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
put out, as of a candle or a light
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
D, O, U, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOUSE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DOUSE 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
★★★★☆DOUSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DOUSE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
DO, OU, US, SE
Trigrams
DOU, OUS, USE
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