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hearse

/hɜːs/noun

Hearse can refer to a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

6

Scrabble

9

WWF

8

Starts

HE

Ends

RSE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HEARSE” Mean?

/hɜːs/

hearse has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

Length

6 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

H, E, A, R, S, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
e
a
r
s
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hearse.

HEARSE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with H and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

HEARSE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

HEARSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

HEARSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

HEARSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside hearse.

Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEB

CV Pattern

CVVCCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

HE, EA, AR, RS, SE

Trigrams

HEA, EAR, ARS, RSE

Crossword Intelligence

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

HEARSE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with H and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCV.
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 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with H and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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