watchword
Watchword can refer to a slogan used to rally support for a cause or a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group.
Length
9
Scrabble
21
WWF
21
Starts
WA
Ends
ORD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “WATCHWORD” Mean?
/ˈwɒt͡ʃwɜː(ɹ)d/
watchword has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa slogan used to rally support for a cause
“a cry to arms”
“our watchword will be ‘democracy’”
Synonyms
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
“he forgot the password”
Synonyms
Synonyms for WATCHWORD
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
9
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a slogan used to rally support for a cause
Length
9 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Letters
W, A, T, C, H, W, O, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WATCHWORD has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WATCHWORD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WATCHWORD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆WATCHWORD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDEAFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCCVCC
Vowel Share
22%
Consonant Share
78%
Bigrams
WA, AT, TC, CH, HW, WO, OR, RD
Trigrams
WAT, ATC, TCH, CHW, HWO, WOR, ORD
Crossword Intelligence
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