relax
Relax commonly means to become less tense, rest, or take one's ease, become loose or looser or less tight, or become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
RE
Ends
LAX
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RELAX” Mean?
/ɹɪˈlæks/
relax has 8 documented senses across verb.
Verb
8 sensesbecome less tense, rest, or take one's ease
“He relaxed in the hot tub”
“Let's all relax after a hard day's work”
“Sam and Sue relax”
Synonyms
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
“our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group”
make less severe or strict
“The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Length
5 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
X
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
R, E, L, A, X
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
★★★★☆RELAX can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆RELAX 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
★★★★☆RELAX can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆RELAX uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
RE, EL, LA, AX
Trigrams
REL, ELA, LAX
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