careless
Careless is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
CA
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CARELESS” Mean?
/ˈkɛəlɪs/
careless has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesmarked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
“careless about her clothes”
“forgotten by some careless person”
“a careless housekeeper”
“careless proofreading”
effortless and unstudied
“an impression of careless elegance”
“danced with careless grace”
(usually followed by ‘of’) without due thought or consideration
“careless of the consequences”
“crushing the blooms with regardless tread”
Synonyms
Synonyms for CARELESS
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
C, A, R, E, L, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CARELESS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CARELESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CARELESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CARELESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFF
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
CA, AR, RE, EL, LE, ES, SS
Trigrams
CAR, ARE, REL, ELE, LES, ESS
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