aphthous
Of, or relating to aphtha.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
16
Starts
AP
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “APHTHOUS” Mean?
Of, or relating to aphtha.
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
Of, or relating to aphtha.
Length
8 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
A, P, H, T, H, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★APHTHOUS has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆APHTHOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆APHTHOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆APHTHOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFG
CV Pattern
VCCCCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
AP, PH, HT, TH, HO, OU, US
Trigrams
APH, PHT, HTH, THO, HOU, OUS
Crossword Intelligence
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