hurdle
Hurdle can refer to a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races, an obstacle that you are expected to overcome, or the act of jumping over an obstacle. As a verb, hurdle can mean to jump a hurdle.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
HU
Ends
DLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HURDLE” Mean?
hurdle has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
an obstacle that you are expected to overcome
“the last hurdle before graduation”
the act of jumping over an obstacle
Synonyms
Verb
1 sensejump a hurdle
Synonyms for HURDLE
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
Length
6 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
H, U, R, D, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HURDLE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HURDLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HURDLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HURDLE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
HU, UR, RD, DL, LE
Trigrams
HUR, URD, RDL, DLE
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