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expunge

/ɛks.ˈpʌndʒ/•verb

Expunge commonly means to remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NGE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EXPUNGE” Mean?

/ɛks.ˈpʌndʒ/

expunge has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

“Please strike this remark from the record”

“scratch that remark”

Synonyms

strike scratch excise

Synonyms for EXPUNGE

strike scratch excise

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, X, P, U, N, G, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for expunge.

EXPUNGE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with E and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFA.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

EXPUNGE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

EXPUNGE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

EXPUNGE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

EXPUNGE 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 expunge.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFA

CV Pattern

VCCVCCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

EX, XP, PU, UN, NG, GE

Trigrams

EXP, XPU, PUN, UNG, NGE

Crossword Intelligence

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

EXPUNGE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.