foiled
Foiled is also used as adjective, with meanings including disappointingly unsuccessful.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
FO
Ends
LED
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FOILED” Mean?
/fɔɪld/
foiled has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensedisappointingly unsuccessful
“disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions”
“their foiled attempt to capture Calais”
“many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers”
“his best efforts were thwarted”
Synonyms for FOILED
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
disappointingly unsuccessful
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
D
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
F, O, I, L, E, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FOILED has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FOILED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FOILED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FOILED uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVVCVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
FO, OI, IL, LE, ED
Trigrams
FOI, OIL, ILE, LED
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