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fierce

/fɪəs/•adjective

Fierce is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by extreme and violent energy.

4 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

RCE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FIERCE” Mean?

/fɪəs/

fierce has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

marked by extreme and violent energy

“a ferocious beating”

“fierce fighting”

“a furious battle”

Synonyms

ferocious furious savage

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

“fierce loyalty”

“in a tearing rage”

“vehement dislike”

“violent passions”

Synonyms

tearing vehement violent

ruthless in competition

“cutthroat competition”

“bowelless readiness to take advantage”

Synonyms

cutthroat bowelless

violently agitated and turbulent

“boisterous winds and waves”

“{'source': 'Ezra Pound', 'text': 'the fierce thunders roar me their music'}”

“rough weather”

“rough seas”

Synonyms

boisterous rough

Synonyms for FIERCE

ferocious furious savage tearing vehement violent cutthroat bowelless boisterous rough

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

marked by extreme and violent energy

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, I, E, R, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for fierce.

FIERCE is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with F and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEC.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

FIERCE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

FIERCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

FIERCE 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 fierce.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEC

CV Pattern

CVVCCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

FI, IE, ER, RC, CE

Trigrams

FIE, IER, ERC, RCE

Crossword Intelligence

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

FIERCE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.