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devour

/dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/•verb

Devour commonly means to eat up completely, as with great appetite, consume, or enjoy avidly.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

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OUR

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DEVOUR” Mean?

/dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/

devour has 4 documented senses across verb.

Verb

4 senses

to consume

“Fire had devoured our home”

enjoy avidly

“She devoured his novels”

eat up completely, as with great appetite

“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”

“The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them”

“They devour more bread”

Synonyms

demolish down consume

eat greedily

“he devoured three sandwiches”

“They devour more bread”

Synonyms

guttle raven pig

Synonyms for DEVOUR

demolish down consume guttle raven pig

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

to consume

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, V, O, U, R

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for devour.

DEVOUR is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with D and ends with R.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DEVOUR has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DEVOUR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DEVOUR uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

DE, EV, VO, OU, UR

Trigrams

DEV, EVO, VOU, OUR

Crossword Intelligence

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

DEVOUR is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.