cunning
Cunning can refer to shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception or crafty artfulness (especially in deception). Cunning is also used as adjective, with meanings including attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
16
Starts
CU
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CUNNING” Mean?
cunning has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesattractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
“a cute kid with pigtails”
“a cute little apartment”
“cunning kittens”
“a cunning baby”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
C, U, N, N, I, N, G
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CUNNING has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CUNNING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CUNNING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CUNNING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCCDCE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
CU, UN, NN, NI, IN, NG
Trigrams
CUN, UNN, NNI, NIN, ING
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