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doughball

noun

A ball of dough, prepared as food or as fishing bait.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 16

Length

9

Scrabble

16

WWF

20

Starts

DO

Ends

ALL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DOUGHBALL” Mean?

A ball of dough, prepared as food or as fishing bait.

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

A ball of dough, prepared as food or as fishing bait.

Length

9 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

L

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

D, O, U, G, H, B, A, L, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
o
u
g
h
b
a
l
l

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for doughball.

DOUGHBALL is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with D and ends with L.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

DOUGHBALL has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOUGHBALL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOUGHBALL 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 doughball.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHH

CV Pattern

CVVCCCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DO, OU, UG, GH, HB, BA, AL, LL

Trigrams

DOU, OUG, UGH, GHB, HBA, BAL, ALL

Crossword Intelligence

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

DOUGHBALL is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with D and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCCVCC.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCCCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with L, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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