hour
Hour can refer to a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day, a special and memorable period, or distance measured by the time taken to cover it.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
7
Starts
HO
Ends
OUR
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HOUR” Mean?
/ˈaʊə(ɹ)/
hour has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesclock time
“the hour is getting late”
a special and memorable period
“it was their finest hour”
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
“we live an hour from the airport”
“it's just 10 minutes away”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
H, O, U, R
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
★★★☆☆HOUR has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HOUR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HOUR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HOUR 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
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
HO, OU, UR
Trigrams
HOU, OUR
Crossword Intelligence
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