guile
Guile can refer to the quality of being crafty, shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception, or the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
9
Starts
GU
Ends
ILE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GUILE” Mean?
/ɡaɪl/
guile has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesthe quality of being crafty
Synonyms
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
G, U, I, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆GUILE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GUILE 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
★★★★☆GUILE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆GUILE 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
CVVCV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
GU, UI, IL, LE
Trigrams
GUI, UIL, ILE
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