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souse

noun · verb

Souse can refer to a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually, the act of making something completely wet, or pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled. As a verb, souse can mean to become drunk or drink excessively, immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate, or cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.

7 meanings5 lettersScrabble 5

Length

5

Scrabble

5

WWF

6

Starts

SO

Ends

USE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SOUSE” Mean?

souse has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

3 senses
1

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

2

pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled

3

the act of making something completely wet

he gave it a good drenching

Verb

4 senses
1

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

souse water on his hot face

2

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

dip the garment into the cleaning solution

dip the brush into the paint

3

become drunk or drink excessively

4

cook in a marinade

souse herring

The chefs souse the vegetables

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

5

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Word Intelligence

Explore the word souse with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Length

5 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

2

Letters

S, O, U, S, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

s
o
u
s
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for souse.

SOUSE is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 5.
It starts with S and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 60%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCAD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

SOUSE has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

SOUSE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

SOUSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SOUSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside souse.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

S

Letter Pattern

ABCAD

CV Pattern

CVVCV

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

SO, OU, US, SE

Trigrams

SOU, OUS, USE

Crossword Intelligence

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

SOUSE is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with S and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 2 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCV.
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 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 5, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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