smother
Smother can refer to a confused multitude of things or a stifling cloud of smoke. As a verb, smother can mean to deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing, form an impenetrable cover over, or suppress in order to conceal or hide.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
SM
Ends
HER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SMOTHER” Mean?
smother has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
5 sensesenvelop completely
“smother the meat in gravy”
“The wind storms smother the area with dust and dirt”
Synonyms
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
“Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow”
“The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor”
“They want to smother the prisoners”
Synonyms
form an impenetrable cover over
“the butter cream smothered the cake”
“Dust and dirt smother the area”
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
“smother fires”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a confused multitude of things
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
S, M, O, T, H, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SMOTHER has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SMOTHER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SMOTHER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SMOTHER uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CCVCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
SM, MO, OT, TH, HE, ER
Trigrams
SMO, MOT, OTH, THE, HER
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