tongue
Tongue can refer to a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity, a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language, or any long thin projection that is transient. As a verb, tongue can mean to articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments or lick or explore with the tongue.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
10
Starts
TO
Ends
GUE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TONGUE” Mean?
/tʌŋ/
tongue has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesa human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
any long thin projection that is transient
“tongues of flame licked at the walls”
“rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark”
Synonyms
a manner of speaking
“he spoke with a thick tongue”
“she has a glib tongue”
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
Synonyms
the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Show 2 more noun definitions
the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesarticulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
lick or explore with the tongue
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
Length
6 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
T, O, N, G, U, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TONGUE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TONGUE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆TONGUE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆TONGUE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
TO, ON, NG, GU, UE
Trigrams
TON, ONG, NGU, GUE
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