drown
Drown commonly means to cover completely or make imperceptible, get rid of as if by submerging, or die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
DR
Ends
OWN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DROWN” Mean?
/dɹaʊn/
drown has 6 documented senses across verb.
Verb
6 sensesget rid of as if by submerging
“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
“The child drowned in the lake”
kill by submerging in water
“He drowned the kittens”
“They want to drown the prisoners”
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
“the divers saved the drowning child”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
cover completely or make imperceptible
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, R, O, W, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DROWN has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DROWN 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
★★★★☆DROWN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DROWN 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
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DR, RO, OW, WN
Trigrams
DRO, ROW, OWN
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