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hoary

/hɔː.ɹi/adjective

Hoary is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 11

Length

5

Scrabble

11

WWF

9

Starts

HO

Ends

ARY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HOARY” Mean?

/hɔː.ɹi/

hoary has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses
1

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

{'source': 'Coleridge', 'text': 'whose beard with age is hoar'}

nodded his hoary head

2

ancient

hoary jokes

Synonyms

3

covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Length

5 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

Y

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

H, O, A, R, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
o
a
r
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hoary.

HOARY is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with H and ends with Y.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

HOARY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

HOARY 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

★★★★☆

HOARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

HO, OA, AR, RY

Trigrams

HOA, OAR, ARY

Crossword Intelligence

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

HOARY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with H and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with H and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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