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dutiful

adjective

Dutiful is also used as adjective, with meanings including willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

7

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

DU

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DUTIFUL” Mean?

dutiful has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

a dutiful child

a dutiful citizen

Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife

Synonyms

Synonyms for DUTIFUL

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

Length

7 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

L

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

D, U, T, I, F, U, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

d
u
t
i
f
u
l

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dutiful.

DUTIFUL is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with D and ends with L.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEBF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DUTIFUL has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DUTIFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABCDEBF

CV Pattern

CVCVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

DU, UT, TI, IF, FU, UL

Trigrams

DUT, UTI, TIF, IFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

DUTIFUL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate 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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