orphan
Orphan can refer to a child who has lost both parents, the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column, or someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision. As a verb, orphan can mean to deprive of parents.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
OR
Ends
HAN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ORPHAN” Mean?
/ˈɔːfən/
orphan has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa child who has lost both parents
someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
a young animal without a mother
Verb
1 sensedeprive of parents
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a child who has lost both parents
Length
6 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
O, R, P, H, A, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ORPHAN has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ORPHAN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ORPHAN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ORPHAN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
VCCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
OR, RP, PH, HA, AN
Trigrams
ORP, RPH, PHA, HAN
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