nucleus
Nucleus can refer to a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction, the positively charged dense center of an atom, or a small group of indispensable persons or things.
Length
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
14
Starts
NU
Ends
EUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “NUCLEUS” Mean?
/ˈnjuː.kli.əs/
nucleus has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesa part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
Synonyms
the positively charged dense center of an atom
a small group of indispensable persons or things
“five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program”
Synonyms
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
Length
7 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
N, U, C, L, E, U, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆NUCLEUS has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NUCLEUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NUCLEUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NUCLEUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBF
CV Pattern
CVCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
NU, UC, CL, LE, EU, US
Trigrams
NUC, UCL, CLE, LEU, EUS
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