dulcimer
Dulcimer can refer to a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers or a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
17
Starts
DU
Ends
MER
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DULCIMER” Mean?
/ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/
dulcimer has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, U, L, C, I, M, E, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DULCIMER has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DULCIMER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DULCIMER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★★☆DULCIMER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DU, UL, LC, CI, IM, ME, ER
Trigrams
DUL, ULC, LCI, CIM, IME, MER
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