deserving
Deserving is also used as adjective, with meanings including (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
DE
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DESERVING” Mean?
/dɪˈzɝvɪŋ/
deserving has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sense(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
“an idea worth considering”
“the deserving poor”
“a deserving cause”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DESERVING
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
G
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, S, E, R, V, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DESERVING has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESERVING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESERVING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DESERVING 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
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SE, ER, RV, VI, IN, NG
Trigrams
DES, ESE, SER, ERV, RVI, VIN, ING
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