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alcoholic

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/adjective · noun

Alcoholic can refer to a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually. Alcoholic is also used as adjective, with meanings including characteristic of or containing alcohol.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 16

Length

9

Scrabble

16

WWF

19

Starts

AL

Ends

LIC

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ALCOHOLIC” Mean?

/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/

alcoholic has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

2 senses
1

characteristic of or containing alcohol

alcoholic drinks

2

addicted to alcohol

{'source': 'Carl Van Doren', 'text': 'alcoholic expatriates in Paris'}

Noun

1 sense
1

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

characteristic of or containing alcohol

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

C

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

A, L, C, O, H, O, L, I, C

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
l
c
o
h
o
l
i
c

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for alcoholic.

ALCOHOLIC is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with A and ends with C.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEDBFC.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

ALCOHOLIC has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALCOHOLIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALCOHOLIC 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 alcoholic.

Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEDBFC

CV Pattern

VCCVCVCVC

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AL, LC, CO, OH, HO, OL, LI, IC

Trigrams

ALC, LCO, COH, OHO, HOL, OLI, LIC

Crossword Intelligence

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

ALCOHOLIC is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with C, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVCVC.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with C, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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