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famished

/ˈfæmɪʃt/•adjective

Famished is also used as adjective, with meanings including extremely hungry.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

HED

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “FAMISHED” Mean?

/ˈfæmɪʃt/

famished has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

extremely hungry

“they were tired and famished for food and sleep”

“a ravenous boy”

“the family was starved and ragged”

“fell into the esurient embrace of a predatory enemy”

Synonyms

ravenous starved esurient

Synonyms for FAMISHED

ravenous starved esurient

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

extremely hungry

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, A, M, I, S, H, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for famished.

FAMISHED is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with F and ends with D.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

FAMISHED has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

FAMISHED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

FAMISHED uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

CVCVCCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

FA, AM, MI, IS, SH, HE, ED

Trigrams

FAM, AMI, MIS, ISH, SHE, HED

Crossword Intelligence

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

FAMISHED is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.