formidable
Formidable is also used as adjective, with meanings including extremely impressive in strength or excellence.
Length
10
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
FO
Ends
BLE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FORMIDABLE” Mean?
/fɔːɹˈmɪdəbəl/
formidable has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesextremely impressive in strength or excellence
“a formidable opponent”
“the challenge was formidable”
“had a formidable array of compositions to his credit”
“the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal”
inspiring fear
“the formidable prospect of major surgery”
“{'source': 'G.H.Johnston', 'text': 'a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic'}”
“something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall”
Synonyms
Synonyms for FORMIDABLE
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Length
10 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
F, O, R, M, I, D, A, B, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FORMIDABLE has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FORMIDABLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FORMIDABLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FORMIDABLE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJ
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
FO, OR, RM, MI, ID, DA, AB, BL, LE
Trigrams
FOR, ORM, RMI, MID, IDA, DAB, ABL, BLE
Crossword Intelligence
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