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enemy

/ˈɛnəmi/•noun

Enemy can refer to an opposing military force, any hostile group of people, or a personal enemy.

4 meanings5 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

EMY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ENEMY” Mean?

/ˈɛnəmi/

enemy has 4 documented senses across noun.

Noun

4 senses

an opposing military force

“the enemy attacked at dawn”

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

“a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies”

Synonyms

foe opposition

any hostile group of people

“he viewed lawyers as the real enemy”

a personal enemy

“they had been political foes for years”

Synonyms

foe

Synonyms for ENEMY

foe opposition

Scrabble Score

Letters

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word enemy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

an opposing military force

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, N, E, M, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for enemy.

ENEMY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with E and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABACD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using enemy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ENEMY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

ENEMY 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

★★★★☆

ENEMY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ENEMY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside enemy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABACD

CV Pattern

VCVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

EN, NE, EM, MY

Trigrams

ENE, NEM, EMY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for enemy.

ENEMY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with E and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.