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adulterous

adjective

Adulterous is also used as adjective, with meanings including characterized by adultery.

2 meanings10 lettersScrabble 11

Length

10

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

AD

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ADULTEROUS” Mean?

adulterous has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

characterized by adultery

an adulterous relationship

extramarital affairs

the extracurricular activities of a philandering husband

2

not faithful to a spouse or lover

adulterous husbands and wives

a two-timing boyfriend

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

10

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

characterized by adultery

Length

10 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

S

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Letters

A, D, U, L, T, E, R, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
d
u
l
t
e
r
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for adulterous.

ADULTEROUS is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with A and ends with S.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHCI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCCVCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ADULTEROUS has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ADULTEROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADULTEROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADULTEROUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside adulterous.

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

D

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHCI

CV Pattern

VCVCCVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

AD, DU, UL, LT, TE, ER, RO, OU, US

Trigrams

ADU, DUL, ULT, LTE, TER, ERO, ROU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

ADULTEROUS is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCCVCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCVCCVCVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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