lough
Lough can refer to a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland or Irish word for a lake.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
LO
Ends
UGH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LOUGH” Mean?
/lɒx/
lough has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
Irish word for a lake
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
H
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
L, O, U, G, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆LOUGH has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LOUGH 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
★★★★☆LOUGH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆LOUGH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
LO, OU, UG, GH
Trigrams
LOU, OUG, UGH
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