east
East can refer to the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees, the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point, or a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city. East is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including situated in or facing or moving toward the east or to, toward, or in the east.
Length
4
Scrabble
4
WWF
4
Starts
EA
Ends
AST
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “EAST” Mean?
/iːst/
east has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
1 sensesituated in or facing or moving toward the east
Noun
3 sensesAdverb
1 senseto, toward, or in the east
“we travelled east for several miles”
“located east of Rome”
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
situated in or facing or moving toward the east
Length
4 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
E, A, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆EAST has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EAST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆EAST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆EAST 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
E
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
VVCC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
EA, AS, ST
Trigrams
EAS, AST
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