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nun

noun

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

1 meaning3 lettersScrabble 3

Length

3

Scrabble

3

WWF

6

Starts

NU

Ends

NUN

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “NUN” Mean?

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Vowels

1

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

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Definition

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

Length

3 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

N

Vowels

1

Consonants

2

Letters

N, U, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

n
u
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for nun.

NUN is a 3-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 3.
It starts with N and ends with N.
It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★☆☆☆☆

NUN has a Scrabble score of 3. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

NUN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

2

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

N

Letter Pattern

ABA

CV Pattern

CVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

NU, UN

Trigrams

NUN

Crossword Intelligence

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

NUN is a 3-letter short fill.
It starts with N and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 3 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 3, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with N and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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