past
Past can refer to the time that has elapsed, a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret), or a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past. Past is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office or so as to pass a given point.
Length
4
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
PA
Ends
AST
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “PAST” Mean?
/pɑːst/
past has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
3 sensesa earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
“reporters dug into the candidate's past”
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for PAST
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
earlier than the present time; no longer current
Length
4 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
P, A, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆PAST has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PAST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PAST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PAST uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
PA, AS, ST
Trigrams
PAS, AST
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