embarrassing
Embarrassing is also used as adjective, with meanings including causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation.
Length
12
Scrabble
17
WWF
21
Starts
EM
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EMBARRASSING” Mean?
embarrassing has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senseshard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
“awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”
“an awkward pause followed his remark”
“a sticky question”
“in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign”
Synonyms
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
“the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles”
“it was mortifying to know he had heard every word”
Synonyms
Synonyms for EMBARRASSING
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
12
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
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Definition
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
Length
12 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
G
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
Letters
E, M, B, A, R, R, A, S, S, I, N, G
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
★★★★★EMBARRASSING has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EMBARRASSING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EMBARRASSING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EMBARRASSING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEEDFFGHI
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
EM, MB, BA, AR, RR, RA, AS, SS, SI, IN, NG
Trigrams
EMB, MBA, BAR, ARR, RRA, RAS, ASS, SSI, SIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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