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annoyance

/əˈnɔɪəns/noun

Annoyance can refer to the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed, an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating, or anger produced by some annoying irritation.

5 meanings9 lettersScrabble 14

Length

9

Scrabble

14

WWF

17

Starts

AN

Ends

NCE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ANNOYANCE” Mean?

/əˈnɔɪəns/

annoyance has 5 documented senses across noun.

Noun

5 senses
1

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

2

anger produced by some annoying irritation

3

an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating

Synonyms

4

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

a bit of a bother

he's not a friend, he's an infliction

washing dishes was a pain in the neck before we got a dish washer

5

the act of troubling or annoying someone

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

A, N, N, O, Y, A, N, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
n
n
o
y
a
n
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for annoyance.

ANNOYANCE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with A and ends with E.
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: ABBCDABEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

Y

Letter Pattern

ABBCDABEF

CV Pattern

VCCVCVCCV

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AN, NN, NO, OY, YA, AN, NC, CE

Trigrams

ANN, NNO, NOY, OYA, YAN, ANC, NCE

Crossword Intelligence

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

ANNOYANCE is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVCCV.
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 VCCVCVCCV, 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 E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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