bashful
Bashful is also used as adjective, with meanings including self-consciously timid.
Length
7
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
BA
Ends
FUL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BASHFUL” Mean?
bashful has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesself-consciously timid
“{'source': 'Ezra Pound', 'text': 'I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall'}”
disposed to avoid notice
“they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it”
“‘blate’ is a Scottish term for bashful”
Synonyms
Synonyms for BASHFUL
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
self-consciously timid
Length
7 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
B, A, S, H, F, U, L
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★BASHFUL has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BASHFUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆BASHFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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★★★★☆BASHFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
BA, AS, SH, HF, FU, UL
Trigrams
BAS, ASH, SHF, HFU, FUL
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