drum
Drum can refer to a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end, a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids, or a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends. As a verb, drum can mean to play a percussion instrument, study intensively, as before an exam, or make a rhythmic sound.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
DR
Ends
RUM
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DRUM” Mean?
drum has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Synonyms
the sound of a drum
“he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes”
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Synonyms
a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
M
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
D, R, U, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DRUM has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DRUM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DRUM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DR, RU, UM
Trigrams
DRU, RUM
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