frustrate
Frustrate commonly means to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of or treat cruelly.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
FR
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FRUSTRATE” Mean?
/fɹəˈstɹeɪt/
frustrate has 2 documented senses across verb.
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Length
9 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
F, R, U, S, T, R, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FRUSTRATE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FRUSTRATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FRUSTRATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆FRUSTRATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFEG
CV Pattern
CCVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FR, RU, US, ST, TR, RA, AT, TE
Trigrams
FRU, RUS, UST, STR, TRA, RAT, ATE
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