contumely
Contumely can refer to a rude expression intended to offend or hurt.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
20
Starts
CO
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTUMELY” Mean?
/ˈkɒntjuːməli/
contumely has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea rude expression intended to offend or hurt
“when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse”
“they yelled insults at the visiting team”
Synonyms for CONTUMELY
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, O, N, T, U, M, E, L, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTUMELY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTUMELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTUMELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CONTUMELY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TU, UM, ME, EL, LY
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTU, TUM, UME, MEL, ELY
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