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niece

/niːs/noun

Niece can refer to a daughter of your brother or sister.

1 meaning5 lettersScrabble 7

Length

5

Scrabble

7

WWF

9

Starts

NI

Ends

ECE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “NIECE” Mean?

/niːs/

niece has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

a daughter of your brother or sister

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

5

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a daughter of your brother or sister

Length

5 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Letters

N, I, E, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

n
i
e
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for niece.

NIECE is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with N and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 60%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

NIECE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

NIECE 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

★★★★☆

NIECE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDC

CV Pattern

CVVCV

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

NI, IE, EC, CE

Trigrams

NIE, IEC, ECE

Crossword Intelligence

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

NIECE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with N and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with N and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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