lockjaw
Lockjaw can refer to an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.
Length
7
Scrabble
23
WWF
27
Starts
LO
Ends
JAW
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LOCKJAW” Mean?
lockjaw has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Synonyms
Synonyms for LOCKJAW
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Length
7 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
W
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
L, O, C, K, J, A, W
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★LOCKJAW can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LOCKJAW is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LOCKJAW can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆LOCKJAW uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
J
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
LO, OC, CK, KJ, JA, AW
Trigrams
LOC, OCK, CKJ, KJA, JAW
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