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fleeting

/ˈfliːtɪŋ/•adjective

Fleeting is also used as adjective, with meanings including lasting for a markedly brief time.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ING

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “FLEETING” Mean?

/ˈfliːtɪŋ/

fleeting has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

lasting for a markedly brief time

“a fleeting glance”

“fugitive hours”

“rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass”

“a momentary glimpse”

Synonyms

fugitive momentaneous momentary

Synonyms for FLEETING

fugitive momentaneous momentary

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

lasting for a markedly brief time

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, L, E, E, T, I, N, G

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for fleeting.

FLEETING is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with F and ends with G.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

FLEETING 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 fleeting.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVVCVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

FL, LE, EE, ET, TI, IN, NG

Trigrams

FLE, LEE, EET, ETI, TIN, ING

Crossword Intelligence

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

FLEETING is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.