hazel
Hazel can refer to Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts, the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris), or any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk. Hazel is also used as adjective, with meanings including of a light brown or yellowish brown color.
Length
5
Scrabble
17
WWF
17
Starts
HA
Ends
ZEL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HAZEL” Mean?
/ˈheɪzəl/
hazel has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseof a light brown or yellowish brown color
Noun
4 sensesAustralian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Synonyms
a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes
Synonyms for HAZEL
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
H, A, Z, E, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HAZEL 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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★★★★☆HAZEL 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
Z
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
HA, AZ, ZE, EL
Trigrams
HAZ, AZE, ZEL
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