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mettle

/ˈmɛt.l̩/•noun

Mettle can refer to the courage to carry on.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

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TLE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “METTLE” Mean?

/ˈmɛt.l̩/

mettle has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

the courage to carry on

“he kept fighting on pure spunk”

“you haven't got the heart for baseball”

Synonyms

heart nerve spunk

Synonyms for METTLE

heart nerve spunk

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word mettle with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

the courage to carry on

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

M, E, T, T, L, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for mettle.

METTLE is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with M and ends with E.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCCDB.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using mettle in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

METTLE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

METTLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

METTLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

METTLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside mettle.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDB

CV Pattern

CVCCCV

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

ME, ET, TT, TL, LE

Trigrams

MET, ETT, TTL, TLE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for mettle.

METTLE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with M and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.