shrike
Shrike can refer to any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals.
Length
6
Scrabble
13
WWF
12
Starts
SH
Ends
IKE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHRIKE” Mean?
/ʃɹaɪk/
shrike has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseany of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
S, H, R, I, K, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHRIKE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHRIKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SHRIKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SHRIKE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
SH, HR, RI, IK, KE
Trigrams
SHR, HRI, RIK, IKE
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