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consume

/kənˈsum/verb

Consume commonly means to eat up completely, as with great appetite, serve oneself to, or consume regularly, or destroy completely by means of consumption.

6 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

7

Scrabble

11

WWF

15

Starts

CO

Ends

UME

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CONSUME” Mean?

/kənˈsum/

consume has 6 documented senses across verb.

Verb

6 senses
1

eat up completely, as with great appetite

Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them

They consume more bread

2

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Have another bowl of chicken soup!

I don't take sugar in my coffee

3

spend extravagantly

waste not, want not

4

destroy completely by means of consumption

The fire consumed the building

5

use up (resources or materials)

this car consumes a lot of gas

We exhausted our savings

They run through 20 bottles of wine a week

6

engage fully

The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

eat up completely, as with great appetite

Length

7 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

C, O, N, S, U, M, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

c
o
n
s
u
m
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for consume.

CONSUME is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with C and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

CONSUME can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

CONSUME uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

CO, ON, NS, SU, UM, ME

Trigrams

CON, ONS, NSU, SUM, UME

Crossword Intelligence

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

CONSUME is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with C and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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