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downhearted

adjective

Downhearted is also used as adjective, with meanings including filled with melancholy and despondency.

1 meaning11 lettersScrabble 19

Length

11

Scrabble

19

WWF

19

Starts

DO

Ends

TED

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DOWNHEARTED” Mean?

downhearted has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

filled with melancholy and despondency

gloomy at the thought of what he had to face

gloomy predictions

a gloomy silence

took a grim view of the economy

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

11

Vowels

4

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

filled with melancholy and despondency

Length

11 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

D

Vowels

4

Consonants

7

Letters

D, O, W, N, H, E, A, R, T, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
o
w
n
h
e
a
r
t
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for downhearted.

DOWNHEARTED is a 11-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 19.
It starts with D and ends with D.
It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 36%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHIFA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

DOWNHEARTED has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOWNHEARTED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DOWNHEARTED 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 downhearted.

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHIFA

CV Pattern

CVCCCVVCCVC

Vowel Share

36%

Consonant Share

64%

Bigrams

DO, OW, WN, NH, HE, EA, AR, RT, TE, ED

Trigrams

DOW, OWN, WNH, NHE, HEA, EAR, ART, RTE, TED

Crossword Intelligence

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

DOWNHEARTED is a 11-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with D and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVVCCVC.
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 11 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCVVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 19, 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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