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bewilder

/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/•verb

Bewilder commonly means to be a mystery or bewildering to or cause to be confused emotionally.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

DER

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “BEWILDER” Mean?

/bɪˈwɪldə(ɹ)/

bewilder has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

be a mystery or bewildering to

“This beats me!”

“Got me — I don't know the answer!”

“a vexing problem”

“This question really stuck me”

Synonyms

perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat pose flummox stupefy nonplus

cause to be confused emotionally

“The bad news will bewilder him”

“The good news will bewilder her”

“The performance is likely to bewilder Sue”

Synonyms

bemuse discombobulate throw

Synonyms for BEWILDER

perplex vex stick get puzzle mystify baffle beat pose flummox stupefy nonplus

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

be a mystery or bewildering to

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

B, E, W, I, L, D, E, R

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for bewilder.

BEWILDER is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with B and ends with R.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFBG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

BEWILDER has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

BEWILDER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BEWILDER 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 bewilder.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBG

CV Pattern

CVCVCCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

BE, EW, WI, IL, LD, DE, ER

Trigrams

BEW, EWI, WIL, ILD, LDE, DER

Crossword Intelligence

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

BEWILDER is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.