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gory

/ˈɡɔːɹ.i/•adjective

Gory is also used as adjective, with meanings including covered with blood.

2 meanings4 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ORY

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “GORY” Mean?

/ˈɡɔːɹ.i/

gory has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

covered with blood

“a bloodstained shirt”

“a gory dagger”

Synonyms

bloodstained

accompanied by bloodshed

“this bitter and sanguinary war”

Synonyms

sanguinary sanguineous slaughterous butcherly

Word Forms

gorier goriest

Synonyms for GORY

bloodstained sanguinary sanguineous slaughterous butcherly

Scrabble Score

Letters

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word gory with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

covered with blood

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

G, O, R, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for gory.

GORY is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with G and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

GORY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

GORY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside gory.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

GO, OR, RY

Trigrams

GOR, ORY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for gory.

GORY is a 4-letter short fill.

It starts with G and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.