duel
Duel commonly means to fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman. As a noun, duel can refer to any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups) or a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor.
Length
4
Scrabble
5
WWF
7
Starts
DU
Ends
UEL
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DUEL” Mean?
/ˈdjuːəl/
duel has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
Verb
1 sensefight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman
“In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters”
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
D, U, E, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆DUEL has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DUEL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DUEL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
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★★★★☆DUEL 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
DU, UE, EL
Trigrams
DUE, UEL
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