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dogged

/ˈdɒɡɪd/adjective

Dogged is also used as adjective, with meanings including stubbornly unyielding.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

6

Scrabble

10

WWF

12

Starts

DO

Ends

GED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DOGGED” Mean?

/ˈdɒɡɪd/

dogged has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

stubbornly unyielding

dogged persistence

dour determination

the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics

{'source': 'T.S.Eliot', 'text': 'a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it'}

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

stubbornly unyielding

Length

6 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

D

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

D, O, G, G, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
o
g
g
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dogged.

DOGGED is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with D and ends with D.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOGGED contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

D

Letter Pattern

ABCCDA

CV Pattern

CVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DO, OG, GG, GE, ED

Trigrams

DOG, OGG, GGE, GED

Crossword Intelligence

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

DOGGED is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate 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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