ladle
Ladle can refer to a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another. As a verb, ladle can mean to put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle or remove with or as if with a ladle.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
LA
Ends
DLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LADLE” Mean?
/ˈleɪ.dəl/
ladle has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
L, A, D, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆LADLE has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LADLE 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
★★★★☆LADLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LADLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCAD
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
LA, AD, DL, LE
Trigrams
LAD, ADL, DLE
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