awful
Awful is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including exceptionally bad or displeasing or used as intensifiers.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
AW
Ends
FUL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “AWFUL” Mean?
/ˈɔːfʊl/
awful has 7 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
6 sensesexceptionally bad or displeasing
“atrocious taste”
“abominable workmanship”
“an awful voice”
“dreadful manners”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
“in a nasty mood”
“a nasty accident”
“a nasty shock”
“a nasty smell”
Synonyms
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
“awed by the silence”
“awful worshippers with bowed heads”
Synonyms
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
“in a frightful hurry”
“spent a frightful amount of money”
Synonyms
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
A, W, F, U, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆AWFUL has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆AWFUL is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆AWFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆AWFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
AW, WF, FU, UL
Trigrams
AWF, WFU, FUL
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