thrust
Thrust can refer to the force used in pushing, a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument, or the act of applying force to propel something. As a verb, thrust can mean to make a thrusting forward movement, impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably, or push forcefully.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
TH
Ends
UST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “THRUST” Mean?
/θɹʌst/
thrust has 13 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesthe force used in pushing
“the push of the water on the walls of the tank”
“the thrust of the jet engines”
Synonyms
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
“one strong stab to the heart killed him”
Synonyms
the act of applying force to propel something
“after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off”
Synonyms
verbal criticism
“he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians”
Verb
8 sensespush forcefully
“He thrust his chin forward”
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Synonyms
force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock
Show 2 more verb definitions
push violently in a specified direction
“The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air”
place or put with great energy
“She threw the blanket around the child”
“thrust the money in the hands of the beggar”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
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Definition
the force used in pushing
Length
6 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Letters
T, H, R, U, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆THRUST has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆THRUST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆THRUST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆THRUST 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
CCCVCC
Vowel Share
17%
Consonant Share
83%
Bigrams
TH, HR, RU, US, ST
Trigrams
THR, HRU, RUS, UST
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