secret
Secret can refer to something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on), information known only to a special group, or something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. Secret is also used as adjective, with meanings including conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
SE
Ends
RET
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SECRET” Mean?
/ˈsiːkɹɪt/
secret has 14 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
11 sensesnot open or public; kept private or not revealed
“a secret formula”
“secret ingredients”
“secret talks”
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
“cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”
“hole-and-corner intrigue”
“secret missions”
communicated covertly
“their secret signal was a wink”
“secret messages”
designed to elude detection
“a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole”
“a secret passage”
“the secret compartment in the desk”
Synonyms
Show 5 more adjective definitions
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
“this arrangement must be kept confidential”
“their secret communications”
Synonyms
indulging only covertly
“a secret alcoholic”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
“mysterious symbols”
“the mystical style of Blake”
“occult lore”
“the secret learning of the ancients”
the next to highest level of official classification for documents
Noun
3 sensessomething that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
“the combination to the safe was a secret”
“he tried to keep his drinking a secret”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
not open or public; kept private or not revealed
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
S, E, C, R, E, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SECRET has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SECRET is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SECRET can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆SECRET contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDBE
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
SE, EC, CR, RE, ET
Trigrams
SEC, ECR, CRE, RET
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