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poison

/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/noun · verb

Poison can refer to any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism or anything that harms or destroys. As a verb, poison can mean to spoil as if by poison, kill with poison, or kill by its poison.

7 meanings6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

6

Scrabble

8

WWF

10

Starts

PO

Ends

SON

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “POISON” Mean?

/ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/

poison has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Synonyms

2

anything that harms or destroys

the poison of fascism

Verb

5 senses
1

spoil as if by poison

poison someone's mind

poison the atmosphere in the office

2

kill with poison

She poisoned her husband

They want to poison the prisoners

3

add poison to

Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her

Synonyms

4

kill by its poison

this mushroom can poison

5

administer poison to

She poisoned her husband but he did not die

Synonyms for POISON

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

Length

6 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

N

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

P, O, I, S, O, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
o
i
s
o
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for poison.

POISON is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 8.
It starts with P and ends with N.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDBE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

POISON has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

POISON contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside poison.

Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDBE

CV Pattern

CVVCVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PO, OI, IS, SO, ON

Trigrams

POI, OIS, ISO, SON

Crossword Intelligence

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

POISON is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCVC.
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 CVVCVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 8, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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