gross
Gross can refer to the entire amount of income before any deductions are made or twelve dozen. As a verb, gross can mean to earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
GR
Ends
OSS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GROSS” Mean?
/ɡɹəʊs/
gross has 10 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
7 sensesbefore any deductions
“gross income”
lacking fine distinctions or detail
“the gross details of the structure appear reasonable”
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
Synonyms
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
“an arrant fool”
“a complete coward”
“a consummate fool”
“a double-dyed villain”
Noun
2 sensesVerb
1 senseearn before taxes, expenses, etc.
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
before any deductions
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
S
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
G, R, O, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆GROSS has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GROSS 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
★★★★☆GROSS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GROSS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
GR, RO, OS, SS
Trigrams
GRO, ROS, OSS
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