whisker
Whisker can refer to a very small distance or space or a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat. As a verb, whisker can mean to furnish with whiskers.
Length
7
Scrabble
17
WWF
16
Starts
WH
Ends
KER
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WHISKER” Mean?
/ʍɪskə(ɹ)/
whisker has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa very small distance or space
“they escaped by a hair's breadth”
“they lost the election by a whisker”
Synonyms
a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Synonyms
Verb
1 senseSynonyms for WHISKER
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a very small distance or space
Length
7 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
W, H, I, S, K, E, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WHISKER has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WHISKER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WHISKER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆WHISKER 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
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CCVCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
WH, HI, IS, SK, KE, ER
Trigrams
WHI, HIS, ISK, SKE, KER
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