cumbersome
Cumbersome is also used as adjective, with meanings including difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight.
Length
10
Scrabble
18
WWF
23
Starts
CU
Ends
OME
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CUMBERSOME” Mean?
/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/
cumbersome has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesdifficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
“a cumbersome piece of machinery”
“cumbrous protective clothing”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Length
10 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
C, U, M, B, E, R, S, O, M, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CUMBERSOME has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CUMBERSOME is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CUMBERSOME can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CUMBERSOME contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHCE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CU, UM, MB, BE, ER, RS, SO, OM, ME
Trigrams
CUM, UMB, MBE, BER, ERS, RSO, SOM, OME
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