hands
Hands can refer to the force of workers available or (with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
HA
Ends
NDS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HANDS” Mean?
/hæn(d)z/
hands has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 senses(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
“my fate is in your hands”
“too much power in the president's hands”
“your guests are now in my custody”
“the mother was awarded custody of the children”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
S
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
H, A, N, D, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆HANDS has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HANDS 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
★★★★☆HANDS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HANDS 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
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
HA, AN, ND, DS
Trigrams
HAN, AND, NDS
Crossword Intelligence
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