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queen

/kwiːn/noun · verb

Queen can refer to the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs, the wife or widow of a king, or something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind. As a verb, queen can mean to promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess or become a queen.

12 meanings5 lettersScrabble 14

Length

5

Scrabble

14

WWF

16

Starts

QU

Ends

EEN

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “QUEEN” Mean?

/kwiːn/

queen has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

10 senses
1

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

2

a female sovereign ruler

3

the wife or widow of a king

4

something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind

Paris is the queen of cities

the queen of ocean liners

5

offensive term for a homosexual man

6

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen

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7

(chess) the most powerful piece

8

an especially large mole rat and the only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring which are sired by only a few males

9

female cat

Synonyms

10

a female competitor who holds a preeminent position

Verb

2 senses
1

promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess

2

become a queen

her pawn queened

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

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Definition

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Q

Ends With

N

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Letters

Q, U, E, E, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

q
u
e
e
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for queen.

QUEEN is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with Q and ends with N.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 60%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

QUEEN can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

QUEEN is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

QUEEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

Q

Letter Pattern

ABCCD

CV Pattern

CVVVC

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

QU, UE, EE, EN

Trigrams

QUE, UEE, EEN

Crossword Intelligence

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

QUEEN is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with Q and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with Q 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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