darkness
Darkness can refer to absence of light or illumination, absence of moral or spiritual values, or an unilluminated area.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
DA
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DARKNESS” Mean?
/ˈdɑːknəs/
darkness has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesabsence of light or illumination
Synonyms
an unenlightened state
“he was in the dark concerning their intentions”
“his lectures dispelled the darkness”
Synonyms
having a dark or somber color
a swarthy complexion
Synonyms
Synonyms for DARKNESS
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
absence of light or illumination
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
D, A, R, K, N, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DARKNESS has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DARKNESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DARKNESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DARKNESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DA, AR, RK, KN, NE, ES, SS
Trigrams
DAR, ARK, RKN, KNE, NES, ESS
Crossword Intelligence
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