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shrimp

/ʃɹɪmp/noun · verb

Shrimp can refer to disparaging terms for small people, any of various edible decapod crustaceans, or small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible. As a verb, shrimp can mean to fish for shrimp.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

6

Scrabble

13

WWF

14

Starts

SH

Ends

IMP

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SHRIMP” Mean?

/ʃɹɪmp/

shrimp has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

3 senses
1

disparaging terms for small people

Synonyms

2

any of various edible decapod crustaceans

Synonyms

3

small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible

Verb

1 sense
1

fish for shrimp

In the summer they like to go out and shrimp

Synonyms for SHRIMP

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Vowels

1

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

disparaging terms for small people

Length

6 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

P

Vowels

1

Consonants

5

Letters

S, H, R, I, M, P

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

s
h
r
i
m
p

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for shrimp.

SHRIMP is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with S and ends with P.
It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 17%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

SHRIMP has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SHRIMP uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCCVCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

SH, HR, RI, IM, MP

Trigrams

SHR, HRI, RIM, IMP

Crossword Intelligence

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

SHRIMP is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with S and ends with P, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCCVCC.
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 CCCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with P, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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