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disheartened

adjective

Disheartened is also used as adjective, with meanings including made less hopeful or enthusiastic.

1 meaning12 lettersScrabble 17

Length

12

Scrabble

17

WWF

17

Starts

DI

Ends

NED

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DISHEARTENED” Mean?

disheartened has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

desperate demoralized people looking for work

felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem

the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest

Synonyms for DISHEARTENED

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

12

Vowels

5

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

made less hopeful or enthusiastic

Length

12 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

D

Vowels

5

Consonants

7

Letters

D, I, S, H, E, A, R, T, E, N, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
i
s
h
e
a
r
t
e
n
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for disheartened.

DISHEARTENED is a 12-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with D and ends with D.
It contains 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 42%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHEIEA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVCCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

DISHEARTENED has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DISHEARTENED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DISHEARTENED 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 disheartened.

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHEIEA

CV Pattern

CVCCVVCCVCVC

Vowel Share

42%

Consonant Share

58%

Bigrams

DI, IS, SH, HE, EA, AR, RT, TE, EN, NE, ED

Trigrams

DIS, ISH, SHE, HEA, EAR, ART, RTE, TEN, ENE, NED

Crossword Intelligence

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

DISHEARTENED is a 12-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with D and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVCCVCVC.
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 12 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVVCCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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