hyena
Hyena can refer to doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
10
Starts
HY
Ends
ENA
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HYENA” Mean?
/haɪˈiːnə/
hyena has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensedoglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Synonyms
Synonyms for HYENA
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
A
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
H, Y, E, N, A
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HYENA has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HYENA 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
★★★★☆HYENA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HYENA uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
HY, YE, EN, NA
Trigrams
HYE, YEN, ENA
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