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wages

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/•noun

Wages can refer to a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.

1 meaning5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

GES

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WAGES” Mean?

/ˈweɪd͡ʒɪz/

wages has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

“the wages of sin is death”

“virtue is its own reward”

Synonyms

reward payoff

Synonyms for WAGES

reward payoff

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

W, A, G, E, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for wages.

WAGES is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with W and ends with S.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

WAGES has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

WAGES is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

WAGES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

WA, AG, GE, ES

Trigrams

WAG, AGE, GES

Crossword Intelligence

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

WAGES is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with W and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.