hammer
Hammer can refer to the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled, the ossicle attached to the eardrum, or a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking. As a verb, hammer can mean to beat with or as if with a hammer or create by hammering.
Length
6
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
HA
Ends
MER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HAMMER” Mean?
/ˈhæ.mə(ɹ)/
hammer has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesthe part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Synonyms
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Synonyms
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Synonyms
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
Verb
2 sensesbeat with or as if with a hammer
“hammer the metal flat”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Length
6 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
H, A, M, M, E, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HAMMER has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HAMMER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HAMMER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HAMMER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
HA, AM, MM, ME, ER
Trigrams
HAM, AMM, MME, MER
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