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deceive

/dɪˈsiːv/•verb

Deceive commonly means to cause someone to believe an untruth or be false to; be dishonest with.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IVE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DECEIVE” Mean?

/dɪˈsiːv/

deceive has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

be false to; be dishonest with

Synonyms

delude cozen

cause someone to believe an untruth

“The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house”

Synonyms

betray

Synonyms for DECEIVE

delude cozen betray

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

be false to; be dishonest with

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, C, E, I, V, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for deceive.

DECEIVE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with D and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDEB.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DECEIVE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DECEIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DECEIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDEB

CV Pattern

CVCVVCV

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

DE, EC, CE, EI, IV, VE

Trigrams

DEC, ECE, CEI, EIV, IVE

Crossword Intelligence

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

DECEIVE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with D and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.