thirst
Thirst can refer to a physiological need to drink or strong desire for something (not food or drink). As a verb, thirst can mean to have a craving, appetite, or great desire for or feel the need to drink.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
8
Starts
TH
Ends
RST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “THIRST” Mean?
/θɜːst/
thirst has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa physiological need to drink
Synonyms
strong desire for something (not food or drink)
“a thirst for knowledge”
“hunger for affection”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesSynonyms for THIRST
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a physiological need to drink
Length
6 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Letters
T, H, I, R, S, T
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
★★★☆☆THIRST has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆THIRST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆THIRST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆THIRST 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
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEA
CV Pattern
CCVCCC
Vowel Share
17%
Consonant Share
83%
Bigrams
TH, HI, IR, RS, ST
Trigrams
THI, HIR, IRS, RST
Crossword Intelligence
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