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cafeteria

noun

Cafeteria can refer to a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 14

Length

9

Scrabble

14

WWF

15

Starts

CA

Ends

RIA

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “CAFETERIA” Mean?

cafeteria has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

9

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

Length

9 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

A

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Letters

C, A, F, E, T, E, R, I, A

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

c
a
f
e
t
e
r
i
a

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for cafeteria.

CAFETERIA is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with C and ends with A.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 56%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEDFGB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCVV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

CAFETERIA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

CAFETERIA 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 cafeteria.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABCDEDFGB

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCVV

Vowel Share

56%

Consonant Share

44%

Bigrams

CA, AF, FE, ET, TE, ER, RI, IA

Trigrams

CAF, AFE, FET, ETE, TER, ERI, RIA

Crossword Intelligence

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

CAFETERIA is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with C and ends with A, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCVV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCVV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with A, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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