jaw
Jaw can refer to the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth, the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth, or holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object. As a verb, jaw can mean to talk socially without exchanging too much information, talk incessantly and tiresomely, or censure severely or angrily.
Length
3
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
JA
Ends
JAW
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “JAW” Mean?
/d͡ʒɔː/
jaw has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
Verb
4 sensestalk incessantly and tiresomely
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
Length
3 letters
Starts With
J
Ends With
W
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
J, A, W
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆JAW is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆JAW can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
J
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
JA, AW
Trigrams
JAW
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