sanctuary
Sanctuary can refer to a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept, a shelter from danger or hardship, or area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
SA
Ends
ARY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SANCTUARY” Mean?
/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/
sanctuary has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
Length
9 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
S, A, N, C, T, U, A, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SANCTUARY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SANCTUARY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SANCTUARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SANCTUARY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFBGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
SA, AN, NC, CT, TU, UA, AR, RY
Trigrams
SAN, ANC, NCT, CTU, TUA, UAR, ARY
Crossword Intelligence
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