repulse
Repulse can refer to an instance of driving away or warding off. As a verb, repulse can mean to cause to move back by force or influence, be repellent to; cause aversion in, or force or drive back.
Length
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
12
Starts
RE
Ends
LSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “REPULSE” Mean?
/ɹɪˈpʌls/
repulse has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 senseVerb
3 sensesScrabble Score
9
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
an instance of driving away or warding off
Length
7 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, P, U, L, S, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆REPULSE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆REPULSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆REPULSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆REPULSE 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
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
RE, EP, PU, UL, LS, SE
Trigrams
REP, EPU, PUL, ULS, LSE
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