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frayed

/fɹeɪd/•adjective

Frayed is also used as adjective, with meanings including worn away or tattered along the edges.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

YED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FRAYED” Mean?

/fɹeɪd/

frayed has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

worn away or tattered along the edges

“frayed cuffs”

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

worn away or tattered along the edges

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, R, A, Y, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for frayed.

FRAYED is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with F and ends with D.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

FRAYED uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside frayed.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CCVCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

FR, RA, AY, YE, ED

Trigrams

FRA, RAY, AYE, YED

Crossword Intelligence

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

FRAYED is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.