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evasive

/ɪˈveɪsɪv/•adjective

Evasive is also used as adjective, with meanings including deliberately vague or ambiguous.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IVE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “EVASIVE” Mean?

/ɪˈveɪsɪv/

evasive has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

deliberately vague or ambiguous

“his answers were brief, constrained and evasive”

“an evasive statement”

avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

“pilots are taught to take evasive action”

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

deliberately vague or ambiguous

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

E, V, A, S, I, V, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for evasive.

EVASIVE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with E and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEBA.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

EVASIVE 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 evasive.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEBA

CV Pattern

VCVCVCV

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

EV, VA, AS, SI, IV, VE

Trigrams

EVA, VAS, ASI, SIV, IVE

Crossword Intelligence

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

EVASIVE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.