family
Family can refer to a social unit living together, a collection of things sharing a common attribute, or primary social group; parents and children.
Length
6
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
FA
Ends
ILY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FAMILY” Mean?
/ˈfæm(ɪ)li/
family has 8 documented senses across noun.
Noun
8 sensesprimary social group; parents and children
“he wanted to have a good job before starting a family”
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
“sharks belong to the fish family”
Show 2 more noun definitions
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
“the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family”
“the church welcomed new members into its fellowship”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a social unit living together
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, A, M, I, L, Y
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
★★★★★FAMILY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FAMILY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FAMILY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FAMILY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FA, AM, MI, IL, LY
Trigrams
FAM, AMI, MIL, ILY
Crossword Intelligence
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