fungus
Fungus can refer to an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
14
Starts
FU
Ends
GUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FUNGUS” Mean?
/ˈfʌŋ.ɡəs/
fungus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, U, N, G, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FUNGUS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FUNGUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FUNGUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆FUNGUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDBE
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FU, UN, NG, GU, US
Trigrams
FUN, UNG, NGU, GUS
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