abstemious
Abstemious is also used as adjective, with meanings including sparing in consumption of especially food and drink.
Length
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
AB
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ABSTEMIOUS” Mean?
/æbˈstiː.mɪ.əs/
abstemious has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensessparing in consumption of especially food and drink
“{'source': 'John Galsworthy', 'text': 'the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious'}”
marked by temperance in indulgence
“abstemious with the use of adverbs”
“a light eater”
“a light smoker”
“ate a light supper”
Synonyms
Synonyms for ABSTEMIOUS
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
sparing in consumption of especially food and drink
Length
10 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
A, B, S, T, E, M, I, O, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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★★☆☆☆ABSTEMIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIC
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
AB, BS, ST, TE, EM, MI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
ABS, BST, STE, TEM, EMI, MIO, IOU, OUS
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