furlough
Furlough commonly means to dismiss, usually for economic reasons or grant a leave to. As a noun, furlough can refer to a temporary leave of absence from military duty.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
FU
Ends
UGH
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FURLOUGH” Mean?
/ˈfɜː(ɹ).ləʊ/
furlough has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea temporary leave of absence from military duty
Verb
2 sensesdismiss, usually for economic reasons
“She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized”
grant a leave to
“The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children”
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a temporary leave of absence from military duty
Length
8 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
H
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
F, U, R, L, O, U, G, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FURLOUGH has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FURLOUGH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FURLOUGH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
FU, UR, RL, LO, OU, UG, GH
Trigrams
FUR, URL, RLO, LOU, OUG, UGH
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