locust
Locust can refer to migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae, hardwood from any of various locust trees, or any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
LO
Ends
UST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LOCUST” Mean?
/ˈləʊ.kəst/
locust has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesmigratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
hardwood from any of various locust trees
any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
Length
6 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
L, O, C, U, S, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆LOCUST has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LOCUST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LOCUST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆LOCUST uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LO, OC, CU, US, ST
Trigrams
LOC, OCU, CUS, UST
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