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hapless

/ˈhæplɪs/•adjective

Hapless is also used as adjective, with meanings including deserving or inciting pity.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ESS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HAPLESS” Mean?

/ˈhæplɪs/

hapless has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

deserving or inciting pity

“a hapless victim”

“miserable victims of war”

“{'source': 'Galsworthy', 'text': 'the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic'}”

“piteous appeals for help”

Synonyms

miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

Synonyms for HAPLESS

miserable misfortunate pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

deserving or inciting pity

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

H, A, P, L, E, S, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hapless.

HAPLESS is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with H and ends with S.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

HAPLESS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

HAPLESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

HAPLESS 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 hapless.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFF

CV Pattern

CVCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

HA, AP, PL, LE, ES, SS

Trigrams

HAP, APL, PLE, LES, ESS

Crossword Intelligence

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

HAPLESS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with H and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.