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astonished

adjective

Astonished is also used as adjective, with meanings including filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.

1 meaning10 lettersScrabble 14

Length

10

Scrabble

14

WWF

14

Starts

AS

Ends

HED

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ASTONISHED” Mean?

astonished has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation

I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral

astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing

stood in stunned silence

Synonyms for ASTONISHED

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

10

Vowels

4

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

Length

10 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

D

Vowels

4

Consonants

6

Letters

A, S, T, O, N, I, S, H, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
s
t
o
n
i
s
h
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for astonished.

ASTONISHED is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with A and ends with D.
It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFBGHI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASTONISHED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASTONISHED 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 astonished.

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBGHI

CV Pattern

VCCVCVCCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

AS, ST, TO, ON, NI, IS, SH, HE, ED

Trigrams

AST, STO, TON, ONI, NIS, ISH, SHE, HED

Crossword Intelligence

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

ASTONISHED is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVCCVC.
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 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVCCVC, 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.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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