gumbo
Gumbo can refer to any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water, a soup or stew thickened with okra pods, or long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
14
Starts
GU
Ends
MBO
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GUMBO” Mean?
gumbo has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesany of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
Synonyms
long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Synonyms
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
Synonyms for GUMBO
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
O
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
G, U, M, B, O
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GUMBO is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
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★★★★☆GUMBO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
GU, UM, MB, BO
Trigrams
GUM, UMB, MBO
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