patrol
Patrol can refer to a detachment used for security or reconnaissance, the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes, or a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security. As a verb, patrol can mean to maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
PA
Ends
ROL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PATROL” Mean?
patrol has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa detachment used for security or reconnaissance
the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
Verb
1 sensemaintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
“The men patrol the area for animals”
“The men patrol for animals in the area”
Synonyms
Word Forms
Synonyms for PATROL
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
Length
6 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
P, A, T, R, O, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PATROL has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PATROL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆PATROL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PATROL 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
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
PA, AT, TR, RO, OL
Trigrams
PAT, ATR, TRO, ROL
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