progress
Progress can refer to gradual improvement or growth or development, the act of moving forward (as toward a goal), or a movement forward. As a verb, progress can mean to move forward, also in the metaphorical sense, develop in a positive way, or form or accumulate steadily.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
PR
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PROGRESS” Mean?
/ˈpɹəʊɡɹɛs/
progress has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesgradual improvement or growth or development
“advancement of knowledge”
“great progress in the arts”
Synonyms
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Verb
3 sensesdevelop in a positive way
“He progressed well in school”
“My plants are coming along”
“Plans are shaping up”
Synonyms
form or accumulate steadily
“Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly”
“Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border”
Synonyms
Synonyms for PROGRESS
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
gradual improvement or growth or development
Length
8 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
P, R, O, G, R, E, S, S
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PROGRESS has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PROGRESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PROGRESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PROGRESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFF
CV Pattern
CCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
PR, RO, OG, GR, RE, ES, SS
Trigrams
PRO, ROG, OGR, GRE, RES, ESS
Crossword Intelligence
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