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travois

noun

A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

7

Scrabble

10

WWF

11

Starts

TR

Ends

OIS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TRAVOIS” Mean?

A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

A frame, often consisting of two poles tied together at one end to form a V-shaped structure with the vertex attached to a dog, horse, etc., or held by a person and the other ends touching the ground, which was used by indigenous peoples (notably the Plains Aboriginals of North America) to drag loads over land.

Length

7 letters

Starts With

T

Ends With

S

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

T, R, A, V, O, I, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

t
r
a
v
o
i
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for travois.

TRAVOIS is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with T and ends with S.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

TRAVOIS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCVVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

TR, RA, AV, VO, OI, IS

Trigrams

TRA, RAV, AVO, VOI, OIS

Crossword Intelligence

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

TRAVOIS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with T and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with T and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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