widen
Widen commonly means to become broader or wider or more extensive, extend in scope or range or area, or make (clothes) larger.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
WI
Ends
DEN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WIDEN” Mean?
/ˈwaɪdən/
widen has 4 documented senses across verb.
Verb
4 sensesbecome broader or wider or more extensive
“The road widened”
make (clothes) larger
“Let out that dress — I gained a lot of weight”
make wider
“widen the road”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
become broader or wider or more extensive
Length
5 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
W, I, D, E, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆WIDEN has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆WIDEN 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
★★★★☆WIDEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆WIDEN uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
WI, ID, DE, EN
Trigrams
WID, IDE, DEN
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