man
Man can refer to an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman), the generic use of the word to refer to any human being, or an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent). As a verb, man can mean to take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place or provide with workers.
Length
3
Scrabble
5
WWF
7
Starts
MA
Ends
MAN
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “MAN” Mean?
man has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
10 sensesan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
“there were two women and six men on the bus”
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
“it was every man for himself”
a male subordinate
“the chief stationed two men outside the building”
“he awaited word from his man in Havana”
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
“the army will make a man of you”
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a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
“she takes good care of her man”
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
“he taught me to set up the men on the chess board”
“he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage”
Synonyms
a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensestake charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
“Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning”
provide with workers
“We cannot man all the desks”
“Students were manning the booths”
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
Length
3 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
N
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
M, A, N
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
★★☆☆☆MAN has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MAN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MAN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MAN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
MA, AN
Trigrams
MAN
Crossword Intelligence
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