rearguard
Rearguard can refer to a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
RE
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “REARGUARD” Mean?
/ˈɹɪəɹˌɡɑɹd/
rearguard has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
Length
9 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
D
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
R, E, A, R, G, U, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆REARGUARD has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆REARGUARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆REARGUARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆REARGUARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCADECAF
CV Pattern
CVVCCVVCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
RE, EA, AR, RG, GU, UA, AR, RD
Trigrams
REA, EAR, ARG, RGU, GUA, UAR, ARD
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