father
Father can refer to a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father), a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization, or a person who founds or establishes some institution. As a verb, father can mean to make (offspring) by reproduction.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
11
Starts
FA
Ends
HER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FATHER” Mean?
/ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/
father has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
“his father was born in Atlanta”
Synonyms
a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
“the tennis fathers ruled in her favor”
“the city fathers endorsed the proposal”
the head of an organized crime family
Synonyms
Verb
1 senseScrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, A, T, H, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FATHER has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FATHER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FATHER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FATHER 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
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FA, AT, TH, HE, ER
Trigrams
FAT, ATH, THE, HER
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