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fastball

noun

Fastball can refer to (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ALL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “FASTBALL” Mean?

fastball has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

“he swung late on the fastball”

“he showed batters nothing but smoke”

Synonyms

heater smoke hummer bullet

Synonyms for FASTBALL

heater smoke hummer bullet

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, A, S, T, B, A, L, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for fastball.

FASTBALL is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with F and ends with L.

It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEBFF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

FASTBALL 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 fastball.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEBFF

CV Pattern

CVCCCVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

FA, AS, ST, TB, BA, AL, LL

Trigrams

FAS, AST, STB, TBA, BAL, ALL

Crossword Intelligence

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

FASTBALL is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.