dysfunctional
Dysfunctional is also used as adjective, with meanings including impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ.
Length
13
Scrabble
22
WWF
26
Starts
DY
Ends
NAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DYSFUNCTIONAL” Mean?
dysfunctional has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesimpaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
“dysfunctional behavior”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DYSFUNCTIONAL
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
13
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
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Definition
impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
Length
13 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
L
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
Letters
D, Y, S, F, U, N, C, T, I, O, N, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DYSFUNCTIONAL has a Scrabble score of 22. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DYSFUNCTIONAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DYSFUNCTIONAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DYSFUNCTIONAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
12
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJFKL
CV Pattern
CCCCVCCCVVCVC
Vowel Share
31%
Consonant Share
69%
Bigrams
DY, YS, SF, FU, UN, NC, CT, TI, IO, ON, NA, AL
Trigrams
DYS, YSF, SFU, FUN, UNC, NCT, CTI, TIO, ION, ONA, NAL
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