rather
Rather is also used as adverb, with meanings including to some (great or small) extent.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
8
Starts
RA
Ends
HER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RATHER” Mean?
/ˈɹɑː.ðə/
rather has 4 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
4 senseson the contrary
“rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left”
“he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter”
“used English terms instead of Latin ones”
Synonyms
to some (great or small) extent
“it was rather cold”
“the party was rather nice”
“the knife is rather dull”
“I rather regret that I cannot attend”
Synonyms
more readily or willingly
“clean it well, preferably with warm water”
“I'd rather be in Philadelphia”
“I'd sooner die than give up”
Synonyms
Synonyms for RATHER
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
on the contrary
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
R, A, T, H, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RATHER has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATHER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RATHER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RATHER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEA
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RA, AT, TH, HE, ER
Trigrams
RAT, ATH, THE, HER
Crossword Intelligence
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