hamstring
Hamstring commonly means to make ineffective or powerless or cripple by cutting the hamstring. As a noun, hamstring can refer to one of the tendons at the back of the knee.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
HA
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HAMSTRING” Mean?
/ˈhæmstɹɪŋ/
hamstring has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 senseone of the tendons at the back of the knee
Verb
2 sensesmake ineffective or powerless
“The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules”
“The performance is likely to hamstring Sue”
cripple by cutting the hamstring
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
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Definition
one of the tendons at the back of the knee
Length
9 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Letters
H, A, M, S, T, R, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HAMSTRING has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HAMSTRING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HAMSTRING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★★☆HAMSTRING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CVCCCCVCC
Vowel Share
22%
Consonant Share
78%
Bigrams
HA, AM, MS, ST, TR, RI, IN, NG
Trigrams
HAM, AMS, MST, STR, TRI, RIN, ING
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