waning
Waning can refer to a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent. Waning is also used as adjective, with meanings including (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
WA
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WANING” Mean?
waning has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sense(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
“after full moon comes the waning moon”
Noun
1 sensea gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
“the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious”
“the waxing and waning of the moon”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
Length
6 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
W, A, N, I, N, G
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆WANING has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WANING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆WANING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆WANING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDCE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
WA, AN, NI, IN, NG
Trigrams
WAN, ANI, NIN, ING
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