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plague

/pleɪɡ/noun · verb

Plague can refer to a swarm of insects that attack plants, any epidemic disease with a high death rate, or any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God). As a verb, plague can mean to annoy continually or chronically or cause to suffer a blight.

7 meanings6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

6

Scrabble

9

WWF

13

Starts

PL

Ends

GUE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PLAGUE” Mean?

/pleɪɡ/

plague has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

5 senses
1

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

2

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

3

a swarm of insects that attack plants

a plague of grasshoppers

Synonyms

4

any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)

5

an annoyance

those children are a damn plague

Verb

2 senses
1

cause to suffer a blight

Too much rain may blight the garden with mold

Synonyms

2

annoy continually or chronically

He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked

This man harasses his female co-workers

Sam cannot plague Sue

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

Length

6 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

P, L, A, G, U, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
l
a
g
u
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for plague.

PLAGUE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with P and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

PLAGUE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

PLAGUE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

PLAGUE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCVV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PL, LA, AG, GU, UE

Trigrams

PLA, LAG, AGU, GUE

Crossword Intelligence

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

PLAGUE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCVV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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