modern
Modern can refer to a contemporary person or a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes. Modern is also used as adjective, with meanings including relating to a recently developed fashion or style.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
MO
Ends
ERN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “MODERN” Mean?
/ˈmɒd(ə)n/
modern has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
4 sensesbelonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
“modern art”
“modern furniture”
“modern history”
“totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric”
relating to a recently developed fashion or style
“their offices are in a modern skyscraper”
“tables in modernistic designs”
Synonyms
characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
ahead of the times
“the advanced teaching methods”
“had advanced views on the subject”
“a forward-looking corporation”
“is British industry innovative enough?”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa contemporary person
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Synonyms
Synonyms for MODERN
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
Length
6 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
M, O, D, E, R, N
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆MODERN has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MODERN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MODERN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MODERN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
MO, OD, DE, ER, RN
Trigrams
MOD, ODE, DER, ERN
Crossword Intelligence
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