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bereft

/bəˈɹɛft/•adjective

Bereft is also used as adjective, with meanings including sorrowful through loss or deprivation.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

EFT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BEREFT” Mean?

/bəˈɹɛft/

bereft has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Synonyms

lovelorn unbeloved

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

“bereft of hope”

Synonyms

bereaved grieving mourning sorrowing

Synonyms for BEREFT

lovelorn unbeloved bereaved grieving mourning sorrowing

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, E, R, E, F, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for bereft.

BEREFT is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with B and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

BEREFT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BEREFT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BEREFT 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 bereft.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDE

CV Pattern

CVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

BE, ER, RE, EF, FT

Trigrams

BER, ERE, REF, EFT

Crossword Intelligence

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

BEREFT is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.