hives
Hives can refer to an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
HI
Ends
VES
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HIVES” Mean?
hives has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Synonyms
Synonyms for HIVES
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
H, I, V, E, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HIVES 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
★★★★☆HIVES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HIVES 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
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
HI, IV, VE, ES
Trigrams
HIV, IVE, VES
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