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gruesome

adjective

Gruesome is also used as adjective, with meanings including shockingly repellent; inspiring horror.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OME

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “GRUESOME” Mean?

gruesome has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

“ghastly wounds”

“the grim aftermath of the bombing”

“the grim task of burying the victims”

“a grisly murder”

Synonyms

ghastly grim grisly macabre sick

Synonyms for GRUESOME

ghastly grim grisly macabre sick

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

G, R, U, E, S, O, M, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for gruesome.

GRUESOME is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with G and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

GRUESOME has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

GRUESOME can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

GRUESOME 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 gruesome.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGD

CV Pattern

CCVVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

GR, RU, UE, ES, SO, OM, ME

Trigrams

GRU, RUE, UES, ESO, SOM, OME

Crossword Intelligence

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

GRUESOME is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with G and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.