dowdy
Dowdy can refer to deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust. Dowdy is also used as adjective, with meanings including lacking in smartness or taste.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
12
Starts
DO
Ends
WDY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DOWDY” Mean?
/ˈdaʊdi/
dowdy has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
1 sensedeep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
lacking in smartness or taste
Length
5 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
D, O, W, D, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DOWDY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆DOWDY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DOWDY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DOWDY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCAD
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
DO, OW, WD, DY
Trigrams
DOW, OWD, WDY
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