leech
Leech can refer to carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end or a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage. As a verb, leech can mean to draw blood.
Length
5
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
LE
Ends
ECH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LEECH” Mean?
leech has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensescarnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Synonyms
Verb
1 sensedraw blood
“In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment”
Synonyms
Synonyms for LEECH
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
H
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
L, E, E, C, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LEECH has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LEECH 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
★★★★☆LEECH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LEECH 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
H
Letter Pattern
ABBCD
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
LE, EE, EC, CH
Trigrams
LEE, EEC, ECH
Crossword Intelligence
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