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hurt

/hɜːt/adjective · noun · verb

Hurt can refer to any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury, feelings of mental or physical pain, or the act of damaging something or someone. As a verb, hurt can mean to cause emotional anguish or make miserable, cause damage or affect negatively, or be the source of pain.

13 meanings4 lettersScrabble 7

Length

4

Scrabble

7

WWF

7

Starts

HU

Ends

URT

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “HURT” Mean?

/hɜːt/

hurt has 13 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.

Adjective

2 senses
1

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

nursing his wounded arm

ambulances … for the hurt men and women

Synonyms

2

damaged; used of inanimate objects or their value

Synonyms

Noun

5 senses
1

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

2

psychological suffering

the death of his wife caused him great distress

3

feelings of mental or physical pain

Synonyms

4

a damage or loss

Synonyms

5

the act of damaging something or someone

Verb

6 senses
1

be the source of pain

Did his feet hurt?

Synonyms

2

give trouble or pain to

This exercise will hurt your back

Did he hurt his foot?

3

cause emotional anguish or make miserable

It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school

Sam cannot hurt Sue

Synonyms

4

cause damage or affect negatively

Our business was hurt by the new competition

Synonyms

5

hurt the feelings of

She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests

This remark really bruised my ego

Sam cannot hurt Sue

The performance is likely to hurt Sue

6

be in pain

Sam and Sue hurt

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Vowels

1

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle

Length

4 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

T

Vowels

1

Consonants

3

Letters

H, U, R, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
u
r
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hurt.

HURT is a 4-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with H and ends with T.
It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 25%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

HURT has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

HURT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HURT 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

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

HU, UR, RT

Trigrams

HUR, URT

Crossword Intelligence

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

HURT is a 4-letter short fill.
It starts with H and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 4 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with H and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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