hope
Hope can refer to a specific instance of feeling hopeful, the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled, or grounds for feeling hopeful about the future. As a verb, hope can mean to be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes, intend with some possibility of fulfilment, or expect and wish.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
HO
Ends
OPE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HOPE” Mean?
hope has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa specific instance of feeling hopeful
“it revived their hope of winning the pennant”
the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
“in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope”
grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
“there is little or no promise that he will recover”
Synonyms
someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
“he was their best hope for a victory”
one of the three Christian virtues
Verb
3 sensesbe optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
“I am still hoping that all will turn out well”
intend with some possibility of fulfilment
“I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
H, O, P, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆HOPE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOPE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HOPE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HOPE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
HO, OP, PE
Trigrams
HOP, OPE
Crossword Intelligence
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