ground
Ground can refer to the solid part of the earth's surface, a rational motive for a belief or action, or the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface. As a verb, ground can mean to confine or restrict to the ground, place or put on the ground, or fix firmly and stably.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
GR
Ends
UND
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GROUND” Mean?
ground has 22 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
11 sensesthe loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
“they dug into the earth outside the church”
Synonyms
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
“they gained ground step by step”
“they fought to regain the lost ground”
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
“he posed her against a background of rolling hills”
Synonyms
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a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Synonyms
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Verb
11 sensesconfine or restrict to the ground
“After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot”
place or put on the ground
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
hit or reach the ground
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throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
“he grounded to the second baseman”
“he hit a groundball”
connect to a ground
“ground the electrical connections for safety reasons”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the solid part of the earth's surface
Length
6 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
G, R, O, U, N, D
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
★★★☆☆GROUND has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GROUND is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GROUND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆GROUND uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CCVVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
GR, RO, OU, UN, ND
Trigrams
GRO, ROU, OUN, UND
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