hose
Hose can refer to a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas, socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear), or man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet. As a verb, hose can mean to water with a hose.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
6
Starts
HO
Ends
OSE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HOSE” Mean?
/həʊz/
hose has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
1 sensewater with a hose
“hose the lawn”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
H, O, S, 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
★★★☆☆HOSE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HOSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HOSE 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, OS, SE
Trigrams
HOS, OSE
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