harsh
Harsh is also used as adjective, with meanings including unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
9
Starts
HA
Ends
RSH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HARSH” Mean?
/hɑɹʃ/
harsh has 6 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
6 sensesunpleasantly stern
“wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus”
“the nomad life is rough and hazardous”
Synonyms
unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
“the harsh cry of a blue jay”
“harsh cognac”
“the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes”
“harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
“coarse meal”
“coarse sand”
“a coarse weave”
Synonyms
unkind or cruel or uncivil
“had harsh words”
“a harsh and unlovable old tyrant”
“a rough answer”
Synonyms
severe
“a harsh penalty”
sharply disagreeable; rigorous
“the harsh facts of court delays”
“an abrasive character”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
unpleasantly stern
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
H, A, R, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HARSH has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HARSH 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
★★★★☆HARSH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HARSH 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
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDA
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
HA, AR, RS, SH
Trigrams
HAR, ARS, RSH
Crossword Intelligence
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