dismay
Dismay can refer to the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles or fear resulting from the awareness of danger. As a verb, dismay can mean to lower someone's spirits; make downhearted or fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.
Length
6
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
DI
Ends
MAY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DISMAY” Mean?
/dɪsˈmeɪ/
dismay has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesthe feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Synonyms
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms
Verb
2 senseslower someone's spirits; make downhearted
“These news depressed her”
“The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her”
“The bad news will dismay him”
“The performance is likely to dismay Sue”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
D, I, S, M, A, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DISMAY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISMAY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DISMAY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆DISMAY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SM, MA, AY
Trigrams
DIS, ISM, SMA, MAY
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