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egghead

noun

Egghead can refer to an intellectual; a very studious and academic person.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

EAD

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EGGHEAD” Mean?

egghead has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

an intellectual; a very studious and academic person

“in spite of her love of reading she denied being an egghead”

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

an intellectual; a very studious and academic person

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, G, G, H, E, A, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for egghead.

EGGHEAD is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with E and ends with D.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCADE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

EGGHEAD has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

EGGHEAD 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 egghead.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCADE

CV Pattern

VCCCVVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

EG, GG, GH, HE, EA, AD

Trigrams

EGG, GGH, GHE, HEA, EAD

Crossword Intelligence

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

EGGHEAD is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with E and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.