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adverse

/ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/•adjective

Adverse is also used as adjective, with meanings including contrary to your interests or welfare.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

RSE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ADVERSE” Mean?

/ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/

adverse has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

contrary to your interests or welfare

“adverse circumstances”

“made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions”

Synonyms

inauspicious untoward

in an opposing direction

“adverse currents”

“a contrary wind”

Synonyms

contrary

Synonyms for ADVERSE

inauspicious untoward contrary

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word adverse with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

contrary to your interests or welfare

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, D, V, E, R, S, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for adverse.

ADVERSE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with A and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADVERSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADVERSE 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 adverse.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFD

CV Pattern

VCCVCCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

AD, DV, VE, ER, RS, SE

Trigrams

ADV, DVE, VER, ERS, RSE

Crossword Intelligence

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

ADVERSE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.