year
Year can refer to a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days, a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity, or the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
6
Starts
YE
Ends
EAR
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “YEAR” Mean?
/jɪə/
year has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesa period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
“she is 4 years old”
“in the year 1920”
Synonyms
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
“a school year”
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
“a Martian year takes 687 of our days”
a body of students who graduate together
“the class of '97”
“she was in my year at Hoehandle High”
Synonyms
Synonyms for YEAR
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
Length
4 letters
Starts With
Y
Ends With
R
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
Y, E, A, R
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using year in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆YEAR has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆YEAR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆YEAR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆YEAR uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
YE, EA, AR
Trigrams
YEA, EAR
Crossword Intelligence
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