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young

/jʌŋ/adjective · noun

Young can refer to young people collectively or any immature animal. Young is also used as adjective, with meanings including suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh.

7 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

5

Scrabble

9

WWF

11

Starts

YO

Ends

UNG

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “YOUNG” Mean?

/jʌŋ/

young has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

5 senses
1

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

young people

Synonyms

2

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

new potatoes

young corn

Synonyms

3

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

he is young for his age

4

being in its early stage

a young industry

the day is still young

5

not tried or tested by experience

unseasoned artillery volunteers

still untested in battle

an illustrator untried in mural painting

a young hand at plowing

Noun

2 senses
1

any immature animal

Synonyms

2

young people collectively

rock music appeals to the young

youth everywhere rises in revolt

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Y

Ends With

G

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

Y, O, U, N, G

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

y
o
u
n
g

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for young.

YOUNG is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with Y and ends with G.
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 young in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

YOUNG 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

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

YOUNG 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

Y

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

YO, OU, UN, NG

Trigrams

YOU, OUN, UNG

Crossword Intelligence

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

YOUNG is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with Y and ends with G, 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 Y and ends with G, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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