rumour
Rumour can refer to gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth. As a verb, rumour can mean to tell or spread rumors.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
RU
Ends
OUR
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RUMOUR” Mean?
/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/
rumour has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 senseVerb
1 senseScrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
R, U, M, O, U, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RUMOUR has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RUMOUR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RUMOUR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RUMOUR contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDBA
CV Pattern
CVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RU, UM, MO, OU, UR
Trigrams
RUM, UMO, MOU, OUR
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