headache
Headache can refer to pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs or something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
Length
8
Scrabble
17
WWF
16
Starts
HE
Ends
CHE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HEADACHE” Mean?
/ˈhɛdeɪk/
headache has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensespain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Synonyms
Synonyms for HEADACHE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Length
8 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
H, E, A, D, A, C, H, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HEADACHE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HEADACHE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HEADACHE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆HEADACHE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEAB
CV Pattern
CVVCVCCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
HE, EA, AD, DA, AC, CH, HE
Trigrams
HEA, EAD, ADA, DAC, ACH, CHE
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