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neighbourhood

noun

Neighbourhood can refer to a surrounding or nearby region or people living near one another.

2 meanings13 lettersScrabble 23

Length

13

Scrabble

23

WWF

25

Starts

NE

Ends

OOD

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “NEIGHBOURHOOD” Mean?

neighbourhood has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

a surrounding or nearby region

the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville

it is a rugged locality

he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood

I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods

2

people living near one another

it is a friendly neighborhood

my neighborhood voted for Bush

Synonyms

Synonyms for NEIGHBOURHOOD

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

13

Vowels

6

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a surrounding or nearby region

Length

13 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

D

Vowels

6

Consonants

7

Letters

N, E, I, G, H, B, O, U, R, H, O, O, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

n
e
i
g
h
b
o
u
r
h
o
o
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for neighbourhood.

NEIGHBOURHOOD is a 13-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 23.
It starts with N and ends with D.
It contains 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 46%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHIEGGJ.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCCVVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

NEIGHBOURHOOD has a Scrabble score of 23. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

NEIGHBOURHOOD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

NEIGHBOURHOOD 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 neighbourhood.

Unique Letters

10

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHIEGGJ

CV Pattern

CVVCCCVVCCVVC

Vowel Share

46%

Consonant Share

54%

Bigrams

NE, EI, IG, GH, HB, BO, OU, UR, RH, HO, OO, OD

Trigrams

NEI, EIG, IGH, GHB, HBO, BOU, OUR, URH, RHO, HOO, OOD

Crossword Intelligence

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

NEIGHBOURHOOD is a 13-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with N and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCCVVCCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 13 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCCCVVCCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 23, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with N and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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