stray
Stray can refer to an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal). As a verb, stray can mean to move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment, wander from a direct course or at random, or lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
7
Starts
ST
Ends
RAY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “STRAY” Mean?
stray has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
2 senses(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
“a stray calf”
“a stray dog”
Noun
1 sensean animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
not close together in time
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, T, R, A, Y
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
★★★☆☆STRAY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆STRAY 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
★★★★☆STRAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆STRAY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCCVC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
ST, TR, RA, AY
Trigrams
STR, TRA, RAY
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