gaffe
Gaffe can refer to a socially awkward or tactless act.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
GA
Ends
FFE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GAFFE” Mean?
/ɡæf/
gaffe has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseScrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a socially awkward or tactless act
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
G, A, F, F, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆GAFFE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GAFFE 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
★★★★☆GAFFE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GAFFE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
GA, AF, FF, FE
Trigrams
GAF, AFF, FFE
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