slur
Slur commonly means to become vague or indistinct, speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur, or play smoothly or legato. As a noun, slur can refer to a disparaging remark, a blemish made by dirt, or (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato.
Length
4
Scrabble
4
WWF
6
Starts
SL
Ends
LUR
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “SLUR” Mean?
/slɜː(ɹ)/
slur has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 senses(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
a disparaging remark
“in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion”
“it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility”
Synonyms
Verb
4 sensesplay smoothly or legato
“the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata”
“They will slur the duet”
speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
“your comments are slurring your co-workers”
utter indistinctly
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
Length
4 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
R
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
S, L, U, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆SLUR has a Scrabble score of 4. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SLUR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SLUR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SLUR uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
S
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
SL, LU, UR
Trigrams
SLU, LUR
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