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anguished

adjective

Anguished is also used as adjective, with meanings including experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 14

Length

9

Scrabble

14

WWF

16

Starts

AN

Ends

HED

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ANGUISHED” Mean?

anguished has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

an anguished conscience

a small tormented schoolboy

a tortured witness to another's humiliation

Synonyms for ANGUISHED

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

D

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

A, N, G, U, I, S, H, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
n
g
u
i
s
h
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for anguished.

ANGUISHED is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with A and ends with D.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

ANGUISHED has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHI

CV Pattern

VCCVVCCVC

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AN, NG, GU, UI, IS, SH, HE, ED

Trigrams

ANG, NGU, GUI, UIS, ISH, SHE, HED

Crossword Intelligence

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

ANGUISHED is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVVCCVC.
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 VCCVVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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