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/fɹiː/adjective · noun · adverb · verb

Free commonly means to grant freedom to; free from confinement, remove or force out from a position, or grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to. As a noun, free can refer to people who are free.

22 meanings4 lettersScrabble 7

Length

4

Scrabble

7

WWF

7

Starts

FR

Ends

REE

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “FREE” Mean?

/fɹiː/

free has 22 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb, verb.

Adjective

9 senses
1

not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

free enterprise

a free port

a free country

I have an hour free

2

unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

free expansion

free oxygen

a free electron

3

costing nothing

complimentary tickets

free admission

4

not occupied or in use

a free locker

a free lane

5

not fixed in position

the detached shutter fell on him

he pulled his arm free and ran

Synonyms

6

not held in servitude

after the Civil War he was a free man

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7

not taken up by scheduled activities

a free hour between classes

spare time on my hands

Synonyms

8

completely wanting or lacking

writing barren of insight

young recruits destitute of experience

innocent of literary merit

the sentence was devoid of meaning

9

not literal

a loose interpretation of what she had been told

a free translation of the poem

Synonyms

Noun

1 sense
1

people who are free

the home of the free and the brave

Adverb

1 sense
1

without restraint

cows in India are running loose

Synonyms

Verb

11 senses
1

grant freedom to; free from confinement

They want to free the prisoners

2

relieve from

Rid the house of pests

3

remove or force out from a position

The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums

He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble

Synonyms

4

grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

She exempted me from the exam

5

make (information) available for publication

release the list with the names of the prisoners

Synonyms

6

free from obligations or duties

Synonyms

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7

free or remove obstruction from

free a path across the cluttered floor

Synonyms

8

let off the hook

I absolve you from this responsibility

Synonyms

9

part with a possession or right

I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest

resign a claim to the throne

10

release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

11

make (assets) available

release the holdings in the dictator's bank account

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

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Definition

not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

Length

4 letters

Starts With

F

Ends With

E

Vowels

2

Consonants

2

Letters

F, R, E, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

f
r
e
e

Word Facts

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FREE is a 4-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with F and ends with E.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

FREE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

FREE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

3

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABCC

CV Pattern

CCVV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

FR, RE, EE

Trigrams

FRE, REE

Crossword Intelligence

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FREE is a 4-letter short fill.
It starts with F and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 4 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with F and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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