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harpy

/ˈhɑɹpi/noun

Harpy can refer to a malicious woman with a fierce temper, any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes, or large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 13

Length

5

Scrabble

13

WWF

12

Starts

HA

Ends

RPY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HARPY” Mean?

/ˈhɑɹpi/

harpy has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses
1

a malicious woman with a fierce temper

Synonyms

2

any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes

3

large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America

Synonyms for HARPY

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a malicious woman with a fierce temper

Length

5 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

Y

Vowels

1

Consonants

4

Letters

H, A, R, P, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
a
r
p
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for harpy.

HARPY is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with H and ends with Y.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 20%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

HARPY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

HARPY 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

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HARPY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

HA, AR, RP, PY

Trigrams

HAR, ARP, RPY

Crossword Intelligence

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

HARPY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with H and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with H and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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