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demeritorious

adj

Causing demerit.

1 meaning13 lettersScrabble 16

Length

13

Scrabble

16

WWF

18

Starts

DE

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DEMERITORIOUS” Mean?

Causing demerit.

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

13

Vowels

7

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

Causing demerit.

Length

13 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

S

Vowels

7

Consonants

6

Letters

D, E, M, E, R, I, T, O, R, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
e
m
e
r
i
t
o
r
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for demeritorious.

DEMERITORIOUS is a 13-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with D and ends with S.
It contains 7 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 54%.
It has 4 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCBDEFGDEGHI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

DEMERITORIOUS has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEMERITORIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

4

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCBDEFGDEGHI

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

54%

Consonant Share

46%

Bigrams

DE, EM, ME, ER, RI, IT, TO, OR, RI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

DEM, EME, MER, ERI, RIT, ITO, TOR, ORI, RIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

DEMERITORIOUS is a 13-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with D and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 7 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCVCVVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 13 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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