recent
Recent is also used as adjective, with meanings including of the immediate past or just previous to the present time.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
RE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RECENT” Mean?
/ˈɹiːsənt/
recent has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesnew
“recent graduates”
“a recent addition to the house”
“recent buds on the apple trees”
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
“a late development”
“their late quarrel”
“his recent trip to Africa”
“in recent months”
Synonyms
Synonyms for RECENT
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
new
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, C, E, N, T
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
★★★☆☆RECENT has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RECENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RECENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RECENT 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
C
Letter Pattern
ABCBDE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RE, EC, CE, EN, NT
Trigrams
REC, ECE, CEN, ENT
Crossword Intelligence
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