elbow
Elbow can refer to a sharp bend in a road or river, hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped, or a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it. As a verb, elbow can mean to push one's way with the elbows or shove one's elbow into another person's ribs.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
EL
Ends
BOW
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ELBOW” Mean?
/ˈɛl.bəʊ/
elbow has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 senseshinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Synonyms
a sharp bend in a road or river
a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint
“his coat had patches over the elbows”
the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow
Verb
2 sensespush one's way with the elbows
shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
Synonyms for ELBOW
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
Length
5 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
W
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
E, L, B, O, W
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ELBOW has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ELBOW 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
★★★★☆ELBOW can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ELBOW uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
EL, LB, BO, OW
Trigrams
ELB, LBO, BOW
Crossword Intelligence
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