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avarice

noun

Avarice can refer to extreme greed for material wealth or reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

7

Scrabble

12

WWF

14

Starts

AV

Ends

ICE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “AVARICE” Mean?

avarice has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

2

extreme greed for material wealth

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

7

Vowels

4

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Length

7 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

3

Letters

A, V, A, R, I, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
v
a
r
i
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for avarice.

AVARICE is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with A and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 57%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABACDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

AVARICE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVARICE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVARICE 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

1

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABACDEF

CV Pattern

VCVCVCV

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

AV, VA, AR, RI, IC, CE

Trigrams

AVA, VAR, ARI, RIC, ICE

Crossword Intelligence

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

AVARICE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCVCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, 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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