wrinkle
Wrinkle can refer to a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface, a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different), or a minor difficulty. As a verb, wrinkle can mean to gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker, become wrinkled or crumpled or creased, or make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic.
Length
7
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
WR
Ends
KLE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WRINKLE” Mean?
wrinkle has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa minor difficulty
“they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out”
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
Verb
4 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Length
7 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
W, R, I, N, K, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WRINKLE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WRINKLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WRINKLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆WRINKLE 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
CCVCCCV
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
WR, RI, IN, NK, KL, LE
Trigrams
WRI, RIN, INK, NKL, KLE
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