taboo
Taboo can refer to an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion or a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature. As a verb, taboo can mean to declare as sacred and forbidden.
Length
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
TA
Ends
BOO
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TABOO” Mean?
/təˈbuː/
taboo has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
2 sensesexcluded from use or mention
“forbidden fruit”
“in our house dancing and playing cards were out”
“a taboo subject”
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesVerb
1 sensedeclare as sacred and forbidden
Synonyms for TABOO
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
5
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
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Definition
excluded from use or mention
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
O
Vowels
3
Consonants
2
Letters
T, A, B, O, O
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TABOO has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆TABOO 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
★★★★☆TABOO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TABOO contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDD
CV Pattern
CVCVV
Vowel Share
60%
Consonant Share
40%
Bigrams
TA, AB, BO, OO
Trigrams
TAB, ABO, BOO
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