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/ˈhɛ.vi/adjective · noun · adverb

Heavy can refer to an actor who plays villainous roles or a serious (or tragic) role in a play. Heavy is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including of comparatively great physical weight or density or slowly as if burdened by much weight.

30 meanings5 lettersScrabble 14

Length

5

Scrabble

14

WWF

13

Starts

HE

Ends

AVY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HEAVY” Mean?

/ˈhɛ.vi/

heavy has 30 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.

Adjective

27 senses
1

of comparatively great physical weight or density

a heavy load

lead is a heavy metal

heavy mahogany furniture

2

unusually great in degree or quantity or number

heavy taxes

a heavy fine

heavy casualties

heavy losses

3

of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment

heavy artillery

heavy infantry

a heavy cruiser

heavy guns

4

marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness

a heavy heart

a heavy schedule

heavy news

a heavy silence

5

usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

6

(used of soil) compact and fine-grained

the clayey soil was heavy and easily saturated

Synonyms

Show 21 more adjective definitions
7

darkened by clouds

a heavy sky

8

of great intensity or power or force

a heavy blow

the fighting was heavy

heavy seas

9

(physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight

heavy hydrogen

heavy water

10

(of an actor or role) being or playing the villain

Iago is the heavy role in ‘Othello’

11

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

dense smoke

heavy fog

impenetrable gloom

12

of relatively large extent and density

a heavy line

13

made of fabric having considerable thickness

a heavy coat

14

prodigious

big spender

big eater

heavy investor

Synonyms

15

full and loud and deep

heavy sounds

a herald chosen for his sonorous voice

Synonyms

16

given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors

a hard drinker

17

of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought

grave responsibilities

faced a grave decision in a time of crisis

a grievous fault

heavy matters of state

18

slow and laborious because of weight

the heavy tread of tired troops

moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot

ponderous prehistoric beasts

a ponderous yawn

19

large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work

a heavy truck

heavy machinery

20

dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal

a heavy pudding

21

sharply inclined

a heavy grade

22

full of; bearing great weight

trees heavy with fruit

vines weighed down with grapes

23

requiring or showing effort

heavy breathing

the subject made for labored reading

24

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

worked their arduous way up the mining valley

a grueling campaign

hard labor

heavy work

25

lacking lightness or liveliness

heavy humor

a leaden conversation

Synonyms

26

(of sleep) deep and complete

a heavy sleep

fell into a profound sleep

a sound sleeper

deep wakeless sleep

27

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

was big with child

was great with child

Noun

2 senses
1

an actor who plays villainous roles

2

a serious (or tragic) role in a play

Adverb

1 sense
1

slowly as if burdened by much weight

time hung heavy on their hands

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

of comparatively great physical weight or density

Length

5 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

Y

Vowels

2

Consonants

3

Letters

H, E, A, V, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
e
a
v
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for heavy.

HEAVY is a 5-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with H and ends with Y.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

HEAVY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

HEAVY 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

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside heavy.

Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

HE, EA, AV, VY

Trigrams

HEA, EAV, AVY

Crossword Intelligence

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

HEAVY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with H and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 5 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, 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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