spade
Spade can refer to a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it or a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot. As a verb, spade can mean to dig (up) with a spade.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
SP
Ends
ADE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SPADE” Mean?
spade has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
“she led a low spade”
“spades were trumps”
a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
Verb
1 sensedig (up) with a spade
“I spade compost into the flower beds”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
S, P, A, D, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using spade in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SPADE has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SPADE 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
★★★★☆SPADE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆SPADE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
SP, PA, AD, DE
Trigrams
SPA, PAD, ADE
Crossword Intelligence
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