gourd
Gourd can refer to bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd, any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds, or any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
GO
Ends
URD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GOURD” Mean?
/ɡʊəd/
gourd has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesbottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
Synonyms
any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
Synonyms for GOURD
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
G, O, U, R, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆GOURD has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GOURD 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
★★★★☆GOURD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆GOURD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
GO, OU, UR, RD
Trigrams
GOU, OUR, URD
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