dummy
Dummy can refer to a person who does not talk, an ignorant or foolish person, or a figure representing the human form. As a verb, dummy can mean to make a dummy of.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
DU
Ends
MMY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DUMMY” Mean?
/ˈdʌmi/
dummy has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 sensehaving the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
“a dummy corporation”
Noun
4 sensesVerb
1 sensemake a dummy of
“dummy up the books that are to be published”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, U, M, M, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DUMMY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DUMMY 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
★★★★☆DUMMY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DUMMY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DU, UM, MM, MY
Trigrams
DUM, UMM, MMY
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