tonsure
Tonsure can refer to the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head or shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order. As a verb, tonsure can mean to shave the head of a newly inducted monk.
Length
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
TO
Ends
URE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TONSURE” Mean?
/ˈtɒn.ʃə(ɹ)/
tonsure has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesthe shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order
Verb
1 senseshave the head of a newly inducted monk
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
Length
7 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
T, O, N, S, U, R, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TONSURE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TONSURE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TONSURE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
T
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
TO, ON, NS, SU, UR, RE
Trigrams
TON, ONS, NSU, SUR, URE
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