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avalanche

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/noun · verb

Avalanche can refer to a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain or a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things. As a verb, avalanche can mean to gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 17

Length

9

Scrabble

17

WWF

20

Starts

AV

Ends

CHE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “AVALANCHE” Mean?

/ˈævəlɑːnʃ/

avalanche has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

2 senses
1

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

2

a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

the program brought an avalanche of mail

Verb

1 sense
1

gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

A, V, A, L, A, N, C, H, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
v
a
l
a
n
c
h
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for avalanche.

AVALANCHE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with A and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABACADEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

AVALANCHE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVALANCHE 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 avalanche.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABACADEFG

CV Pattern

VCVCVCCCV

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AV, VA, AL, LA, AN, NC, CH, HE

Trigrams

AVA, VAL, ALA, LAN, ANC, NCH, CHE

Crossword Intelligence

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

AVALANCHE 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 VCVCVCCCV.
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 VCVCVCCCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, 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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