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poultice

/ˈpoʊltɪs/noun · verb

Poultice commonly means to dress by covering with a therapeutic substance. As a noun, poultice can refer to a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 12

Length

8

Scrabble

12

WWF

16

Starts

PO

Ends

ICE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “POULTICE” Mean?

/ˈpoʊltɪs/

poultice has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

1 sense
1

a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

Verb

1 sense
1

dress by covering with a therapeutic substance

Did he poultice his foot?

Synonyms

Synonyms for POULTICE

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

8

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.

Length

8 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Letters

P, O, U, L, T, I, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
o
u
l
t
i
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for poultice.

POULTICE is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with P and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

POULTICE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

CVVCCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PO, OU, UL, LT, TI, IC, CE

Trigrams

POU, OUL, ULT, LTI, TIC, ICE

Crossword Intelligence

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

POULTICE is a 8-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, it offers strong 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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