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hurdles

noun

Hurdles can refer to a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

LES

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HURDLES” Mean?

hurdles has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

Synonyms

hurdling

Synonyms for HURDLES

hurdling

Scrabble Score

Letters

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word hurdles with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

H, U, R, D, L, E, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hurdles.

HURDLES is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with H and ends with S.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using hurdles in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

HURDLES has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

HURDLES is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

HURDLES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HURDLES uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside hurdles.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

HU, UR, RD, DL, LE, ES

Trigrams

HUR, URD, RDL, DLE, LES

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for hurdles.

HURDLES is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with H and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.