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banshee

/bænˈʃiː/•noun

Banshee can refer to (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

HEE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BANSHEE” Mean?

/bænˈʃiː/

banshee has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Synonyms

banshie

Synonyms for BANSHEE

banshie

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, A, N, S, H, E, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for banshee.

BANSHEE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with B and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BANSHEE 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 banshee.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFF

CV Pattern

CVCCCVV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

BA, AN, NS, SH, HE, EE

Trigrams

BAN, ANS, NSH, SHE, HEE

Crossword Intelligence

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

BANSHEE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with B and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.