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faience

noun

Faience can refer to glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

7

Scrabble

12

WWF

14

Starts

FA

Ends

NCE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FAIENCE” Mean?

faience has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

7

Vowels

4

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

Length

7 letters

Starts With

F

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

3

Letters

F, A, I, E, N, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

f
a
i
e
n
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for faience.

FAIENCE is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with F and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 57%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

FAIENCE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

FAIENCE 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

ABCDEFD

CV Pattern

CVVVCCV

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

FA, AI, IE, EN, NC, CE

Trigrams

FAI, AIE, IEN, ENC, NCE

Crossword Intelligence

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

FAIENCE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with F and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVVCCV.
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 CVVVCCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with F and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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