rat
Rat can refer to any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse, a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible, or someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. As a verb, rat can mean to desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage, take the place of work of someone on strike, or employ scabs or strike breakers in.
Length
3
Scrabble
3
WWF
3
Starts
RA
Ends
RAT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “RAT” Mean?
rat has 11 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesany of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Synonyms
a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
Verb
6 sensesdesert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
employ scabs or strike breakers in
give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
catch rats, especially with dogs
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
Length
3 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
R, A, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★☆☆☆☆RAT has a Scrabble score of 3. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RAT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RAT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆RAT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
R
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RA, AT
Trigrams
RAT
Crossword Intelligence
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