frail
Frail can refer to a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) or the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds. Frail is also used as adjective, with meanings including easily broken or damaged or destroyed.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
FR
Ends
AIL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FRAIL” Mean?
/fɹeɪl/
frail has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesphysically weak
“an invalid's frail body”
Noun
2 sensesthe weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
physically weak
Length
5 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
F, R, A, I, L
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆FRAIL has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆FRAIL 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
★★★★☆FRAIL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆FRAIL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
FR, RA, AI, IL
Trigrams
FRA, RAI, AIL
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