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wound

/wuːnd/adjective · noun · verb

Wound can refer to an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin), a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride), or the act of inflicting a wound. As a verb, wound can mean to cause injuries or bodily harm to or hurt the feelings of.

7 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

11

Starts

WO

Ends

UND

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WOUND” Mean?

/wuːnd/

wound has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.

Adjective

1 sense
1

put in a coil

Noun

4 senses
1

an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

Synonyms

2

a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat

Synonyms

3

a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)

he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound

deep in her breast lives the silent wound

{'source': 'Robert Frost', 'text': 'The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound — that he will never get over it'}

4

the act of inflicting a wound

Synonyms

Verb

2 senses
1

cause injuries or bodily harm to

Synonyms

2

hurt the feelings of

She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests

This remark really bruised my ego

Sam cannot wound Sue

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

put in a coil

Length

5 letters

Starts With

W

Ends With

D

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

W, O, U, N, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

w
o
u
n
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for wound.

WOUND is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with W and ends with D.
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: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

WOUND 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

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

WO, OU, UN, ND

Trigrams

WOU, OUN, UND

Crossword Intelligence

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

WOUND is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with W and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with W and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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