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runner

/ˈɹʌnɚ/noun

Runner can refer to someone who imports or exports without paying duties, a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents, or someone who travels on foot by running.

10 meanings6 lettersScrabble 6

Length

6

Scrabble

6

WWF

9

Starts

RU

Ends

NER

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RUNNER” Mean?

/ˈɹʌnɚ/

runner has 10 documented senses across noun.

Noun

10 senses
1

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

2

someone who travels on foot by running

3

a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents

he sent a runner over with the contract

4

a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

5

a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

Synonyms

6

a trained athlete who competes in foot races

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7

(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play

8

a long narrow carpet

9

device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along

10

fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

Explore the word runner with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

Length

6 letters

Starts With

R

Ends With

R

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

R, U, N, N, E, R

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

r
u
n
n
e
r

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for runner.

RUNNER is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 6.
It starts with R and ends with R.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using runner in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

RUNNER has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

RUNNER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

RUNNER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

RUNNER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside runner.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

R

Letter Pattern

ABCCDA

CV Pattern

CVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

RU, UN, NN, NE, ER

Trigrams

RUN, UNN, NNE, NER

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for runner.

RUNNER is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with R and ends with R, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 6, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with R and ends with R, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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