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greed

/ɡɹid/noun

Greed can refer to excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves or reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 7

Length

5

Scrabble

7

WWF

8

Starts

GR

Ends

EED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “GREED” Mean?

/ɡɹid/

greed has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

2

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

Length

5 letters

Starts With

G

Ends With

D

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

G, R, E, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

g
r
e
e
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for greed.

GREED is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with G and ends with D.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

GREED has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

GREED is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

GREED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

GREED contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

G

Letter Pattern

ABCCD

CV Pattern

CCVVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

GR, RE, EE, ED

Trigrams

GRE, REE, EED

Crossword Intelligence

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

GREED is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with G and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with G and ends with D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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