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foolish

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/•adjective

Foolish is also used as adjective, with meanings including devoid of good sense or judgment.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ISH

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FOOLISH” Mean?

/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/

foolish has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

devoid of good sense or judgment

“foolish remarks”

“a foolish decision”

having or revealing stupidity

“ridiculous anserine behavior”

“a dopey answer”

“a dopey kid”

“some fool idea about rewriting authors' books”

Synonyms

anserine dopy dopey goosey goosy gooselike jerky

Synonyms for FOOLISH

anserine dopy dopey goosey goosy gooselike jerky

Scrabble Score

Letters

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

devoid of good sense or judgment

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, O, O, L, I, S, H

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for foolish.

FOOLISH is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with F and ends with H.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

FOOLISH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

FOOLISH 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 foolish.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCDEF

CV Pattern

CVVCVCC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

FO, OO, OL, LI, IS, SH

Trigrams

FOO, OOL, OLI, LIS, ISH

Crossword Intelligence

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

FOOLISH is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.