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stooge

/stuːdʒ/noun · verb

Stooge can refer to a person of unquestioning obedience or a victim of ridicule or pranks. As a verb, stooge can mean to cruise in slow or routine flights, act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner, or act as the stooge.

5 meanings6 lettersScrabble 7

Length

6

Scrabble

7

WWF

8

Starts

ST

Ends

OGE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “STOOGE” Mean?

/stuːdʒ/

stooge has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

a person of unquestioning obedience

2

a victim of ridicule or pranks

Verb

3 senses
1

cruise in slow or routine flights

2

act as the stooge

His role was to stooge for the popular comedian

3

act as a stooge, in a compliant or subordinate manner

He stooged for the flamboyant Senator

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a person of unquestioning obedience

Length

6 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

S, T, O, O, G, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

s
t
o
o
g
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for stooge.

STOOGE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with S and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

STOOGE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

STOOGE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

STOOGE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

G

Letter Pattern

ABCCDE

CV Pattern

CCVVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

ST, TO, OO, OG, GE

Trigrams

STO, TOO, OOG, OGE

Crossword Intelligence

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

STOOGE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with S and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCV.
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 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, 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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