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crafty

/ˈkɹæfti/•adjective

Crafty is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by skill in deception.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FTY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “CRAFTY” Mean?

/ˈkɹæfti/

crafty has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

marked by skill in deception

“cunning men often pass for wise”

“a foxy scheme”

“a slick evasive answer”

“sly as a fox”

Synonyms

cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily

Word Forms

craftier craftiest

Synonyms for CRAFTY

cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky wily

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

marked by skill in deception

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

C, R, A, F, T, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for crafty.

CRAFTY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with C and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

CRAFTY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside crafty.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

CR, RA, AF, FT, TY

Trigrams

CRA, RAF, AFT, FTY

Crossword Intelligence

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

CRAFTY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with C and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.