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plough

/plaʊ/noun · verb

Plough can refer to a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing. As a verb, plough can mean to move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil or break and turn over earth especially with a plow.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 12

Length

6

Scrabble

12

WWF

15

Starts

PL

Ends

UGH

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PLOUGH” Mean?

/plaʊ/

plough has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

1 sense
1

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Synonyms

Verb

2 senses
1

move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil

The ship plowed through the water

Synonyms

2

to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week

turn the earth in the spring

Synonyms

Synonyms for PLOUGH

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

Explore the word plough with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing

Length

6 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

H

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

P, L, O, U, G, H

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
l
o
u
g
h

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for plough.

PLOUGH is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with P and ends with H.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PLOUGH has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

PLOUGH 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

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

PL, LO, OU, UG, GH

Trigrams

PLO, LOU, OUG, UGH

Crossword Intelligence

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

PLOUGH is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with H, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with H, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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