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gumbo

noun

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.

4 meanings5 lettersScrabble 10

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 senses
1

any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water

2

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

3

long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews

Synonyms

4

a soup or stew thickened with okra pods

Synonyms for GUMBO

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

Explore the word gumbo with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

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

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

g
u
m
b
o

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for gumbo.

GUMBO is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with G and ends with O.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using gumbo in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

GUMBO has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

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.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

GUMBO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

GUMBO uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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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

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for gumbo.

GUMBO is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with G and ends with O, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with G and ends with O, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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