old
Old can refer to past times. Old is also used as adjective, with meanings including of long duration; not new.
Length
3
Scrabble
4
WWF
5
Starts
OL
Ends
OLD
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “OLD” Mean?
/ˈəʊld/
old has 8 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
7 senses(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
“his mother is very old”
“a ripe old age”
“how old are you?”
of long duration; not new
“old tradition”
“old house”
“old wine”
“old country”
(used for emphasis) very familiar
“good old boy”
“same old story”
Show 1 more adjective definition
just preceding something else in time or order
“the previous owner”
“my old house was larger”
Synonyms
Noun
1 sensepast times
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
Length
3 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
D
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
O, L, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆OLD has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OLD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆OLD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆OLD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
VCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
OL, LD
Trigrams
OLD
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