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thicken

/ˈθɪkən/•verb

Thicken commonly means to make thick or thicker, become thick or thicker, or make viscous or dense.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

KEN

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “THICKEN” Mean?

/ˈθɪkən/

thicken has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses

make thick or thicker

“Thicken the sauce”

“inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch”

Synonyms

inspissate

become thick or thicker

“The sauce thickened”

“The egg yolk will inspissate”

Synonyms

inspissate

make viscous or dense

“thicken the sauce by adding flour”

Synonyms

inspissate

Synonyms for THICKEN

inspissate

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

make thick or thicker

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

T, H, I, C, K, E, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for thicken.

THICKEN is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with T and ends with N.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

THICKEN has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

THICKEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

THICKEN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

TH, HI, IC, CK, KE, EN

Trigrams

THI, HIC, ICK, CKE, KEN

Crossword Intelligence

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

THICKEN is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with T and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.