source
Source can refer to the place where something begins, where it springs into being, a document (or organization) from which information is obtained, or a facility where something is available. As a verb, source can mean to get (a product) from another country or business or specify the origin of.
Length
6
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
SO
Ends
RCE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SOURCE” Mean?
/sɔɹs/
source has 11 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
9 sensesa document (or organization) from which information is obtained
“the reporter had two sources for the story”
a facility where something is available
a person who supplies information
Synonyms
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(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
“a heat source”
“a source of carbon dioxide”
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
“an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival”
Synonyms
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
“he carried an armful of references back to his desk”
“he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesget (a product) from another country or business
“She sourced a supply of carpet”
“They are sourcing from smaller companies”
specify the origin of
“The writer carefully sourced her report”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
S, O, U, R, C, E
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
★★★☆☆SOURCE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SOURCE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SOURCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SOURCE 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
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVVCCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
SO, OU, UR, RC, CE
Trigrams
SOU, OUR, URC, RCE
Crossword Intelligence
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