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alimony

/ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/•noun

Alimony can refer to court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ONY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ALIMONY” Mean?

/ˈæ.lɪ.mə.ni/

alimony has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Synonyms

maintenance

Synonyms for ALIMONY

maintenance

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, L, I, M, O, N, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for alimony.

ALIMONY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with A and ends with Y.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ALIMONY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

ALIMONY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

VCVCVCC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

AL, LI, IM, MO, ON, NY

Trigrams

ALI, LIM, IMO, MON, ONY

Crossword Intelligence

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

ALIMONY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.