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avaricious

/ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/adjective

Avaricious is also used as adjective, with meanings including immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth.

1 meaning10 lettersScrabble 15

Length

10

Scrabble

15

WWF

18

Starts

AV

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “AVARICIOUS” Mean?

/ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/

avaricious has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

they are avaricious and will do anything for money

casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields

a grasping old miser

grasping commercialism

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

10

Vowels

6

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

Length

10 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

S

Vowels

6

Consonants

4

Letters

A, V, A, R, I, C, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
v
a
r
i
c
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for avaricious.

AVARICIOUS is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with A and ends with S.
It contains 6 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 60%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABACDEDFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

AVARICIOUS has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVARICIOUS 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 avaricious.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABACDEDFGH

CV Pattern

VCVCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

60%

Consonant Share

40%

Bigrams

AV, VA, AR, RI, IC, CI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

AVA, VAR, ARI, RIC, ICI, CIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

AVARICIOUS is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 6 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCVVVC.
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 VCVCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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