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feign

/feɪn/•verb

Feign commonly means to make believe with the intent to deceive or make a pretence of.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

IGN

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FEIGN” Mean?

/feɪn/

feign has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

make believe with the intent to deceive

“He feigned that he was ill”

“He shammed a headache”

Synonyms

sham pretend affect dissemble

make a pretence of

“She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger”

“he feigned sleep”

Synonyms

simulate assume sham

Synonyms for FEIGN

sham pretend affect dissemble simulate assume

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

make believe with the intent to deceive

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, E, I, G, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for feign.

FEIGN is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with F and ends with N.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

FEIGN has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

FEIGN is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

FEIGN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside feign.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

FE, EI, IG, GN

Trigrams

FEI, EIG, IGN

Crossword Intelligence

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

FEIGN is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.