dubious
Dubious is also used as adjective, with meanings including fraught with uncertainty or doubt.
Length
7
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
DU
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DUBIOUS” Mean?
/ˈdjuːbi.əs/
dubious has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesfraught with uncertainty or doubt
“they were doubtful that the cord would hold”
“it was doubtful whether she would be admitted”
“dubious about agreeing to go”
Synonyms
open to doubt or suspicion
“the candidate's doubtful past”
“he has a dubious record indeed”
“what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false”
“{'source': 'Karen Horney', 'text': 'it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought'}”
not convinced
“they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
D, U, B, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DUBIOUS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DUBIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DUBIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DUBIOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBF
CV Pattern
CVCVVVC
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
DU, UB, BI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
DUB, UBI, BIO, IOU, OUS
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