handsome
Handsome is also used as adjective, with meanings including pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
15
Starts
HA
Ends
OME
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HANDSOME” Mean?
/ˈhæn.səm/
handsome has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensespleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
“a fine-looking woman”
“a good-looking man”
“better-looking than her sister”
“{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome'}”
given or giving freely
“was a big tipper”
“the bounteous goodness of God”
“bountiful compliments”
“a freehanded host”
Synonyms for HANDSOME
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
Length
8 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
H, A, N, D, S, O, M, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HANDSOME has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HANDSOME is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HANDSOME can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★★☆HANDSOME uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
HA, AN, ND, DS, SO, OM, ME
Trigrams
HAN, AND, NDS, DSO, SOM, OME
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