dress
Dress can refer to a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice, clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion, or clothing in general. As a verb, dress can mean to provide with clothes or put clothes on, put on clothes, or dress in a certain manner.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
6
Starts
DR
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DRESS” Mean?
/dɹɛs/
dress has 21 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
2 sensessuitable for formal occasions
“a full-dress uniform”
“dress shoes”
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
“a dress dinner”
“a full-dress ceremony”
Noun
3 sensesa one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Synonyms
Verb
16 sensesput on clothes
“we had to dress quickly”
“dress the patient”
“Can the child dress by herself?”
“They dress”
put a finish on
“dress the surface smooth”
dress in a certain manner
“She dresses in the latest Paris fashion”
“he dressed up in a suit and tie”
kill and prepare for market or consumption
“dress a turkey”
Show 10 more verb definitions
arrange in ranks
“dress troops”
put a dressing on
“dress the salads”
“The chefs dress the vegetables”
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
convert into leather
“dress the tanned skins”
apply a bandage or medication to
“dress the victim's wounds”
“Did he dress his foot?”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
suitable for formal occasions
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, R, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DRESS has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DRESS 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
★★★★☆DRESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DRESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DR, RE, ES, SS
Trigrams
DRE, RES, ESS
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