round
Round can refer to a charge of ammunition for a single shot, an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs, or a regular route for a sentry or policeman. As a verb, round can mean to wind around; move along a circular course, pronounce with rounded lips, or attack in speech or writing.
Length
5
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
RO
Ends
UND
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ROUND” Mean?
round has 25 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb, verb.
Adjective
3 sensesNoun
14 sensesa charge of ammunition for a single shot
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
“in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”
Synonyms
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
“the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning”
“the postman's rounds”
“we enjoyed our round of the local bars”
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
“a round of golf takes about 4 hours”
the usual activities in your day
“the doctor made his rounds”
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the course along which communications spread
“the story is going the rounds in Washington”
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
“he ordered a second round”
a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
“they enjoyed singing rounds”
Synonyms
an outburst of applause
“there was a round of applause”
Adverb
1 sensefrom beginning to end; throughout
“It rains all year round on Skye”
“frigid weather the year around”
Synonyms
Verb
7 senseswind around; move along a circular course
“round the bend”
make round
“round the edges”
express as a round number
“round off the amount”
Show 1 more verb definition
become round, plump, or shapely
“The young woman is fleshing out”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
having the shape or form of a circle
Length
5 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
R, O, U, N, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using round in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆ROUND has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ROUND 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
★★★★☆ROUND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ROUND uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside round.
Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
RO, OU, UN, ND
Trigrams
ROU, OUN, UND
Crossword Intelligence
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