hunch
Hunch can refer to an impression that something might be the case or the act of bending yourself into a humped position. As a verb, hunch can mean to round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
HU
Ends
NCH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HUNCH” Mean?
/hʌntʃ/
hunch has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
1 senseround one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
an impression that something might be the case
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
H, U, N, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HUNCH has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HUNCH 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
★★★★☆HUNCH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HUNCH contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDA
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
HU, UN, NC, CH
Trigrams
HUN, UNC, NCH
Crossword Intelligence
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