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hoarse

/hoɹs/adjective

Hoarse is also used as adjective, with meanings including deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

6

Scrabble

9

WWF

8

Starts

HO

Ends

RSE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HOARSE” Mean?

/hoɹs/

hoarse has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

gruff voices

the dog's gruff barking

hoarse cries

{'source': 'Virgil Thomson', 'text': 'makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky'}

Synonyms

Synonyms for HOARSE

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion

Length

6 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

H, O, A, R, S, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
o
a
r
s
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hoarse.

HOARSE 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 is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HOARSE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVVCCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

HO, OA, AR, RS, SE

Trigrams

HOA, OAR, ARS, RSE

Crossword Intelligence

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

HOARSE 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

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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.
Every letter appears only once.

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