gentle
Gentle commonly means to cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of, give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility, or stroke soothingly. Gentle is also used as adjective, with meanings including having or showing a kindly or tender nature.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
10
Starts
GE
Ends
TLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GENTLE” Mean?
/ˈdʒɛntl̩/
gentle has 10 documented senses across adjective, verb.
Adjective
7 sensessoft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
“a gentle reprimand”
“a vein of gentle irony”
“poked gentle fun at him”
Synonyms
having or showing a kindly or tender nature
“the gentle touch of her hand”
“her gentle manner was comforting”
“a gentle sensitive nature”
“gentle blue eyes”
quiet and soothing
“a gentle voice”
“a gentle nocturne”
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
“an aristocratic family”
“aristocratic Bostonians”
“aristocratic government”
“a blue family”
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Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
Length
6 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
G, E, N, T, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆GENTLE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GENTLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GENTLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GENTLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEB
CV Pattern
CVCCCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
GE, EN, NT, TL, LE
Trigrams
GEN, ENT, NTL, TLE
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