devilish
Devilish is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil or in a playfully devilish manner.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
ISH
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEVILISH” Mean?
/ˈdɛvəlɪʃ/
devilish has 3 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
2 sensesshowing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
“devilish schemes”
“the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen”
“the diabolical expression on his face”
“a mephistophelian glint in his eye”
Adverb
1 sensein a playfully devilish manner
“the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEVILISH
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
H
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, V, I, L, I, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEVILISH has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVILISH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVILISH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVILISH contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFG
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VI, IL, LI, IS, SH
Trigrams
DEV, EVI, VIL, ILI, LIS, ISH
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