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heinous

/ˈheɪnəs/•adjective

Heinous is also used as adjective, with meanings including extremely wicked, deeply criminal.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HEINOUS” Mean?

/ˈheɪnəs/

heinous has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

“a flagitious crime”

“heinous accusations”

Synonyms

flagitious

Synonyms for HEINOUS

flagitious

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

H, E, I, N, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for heinous.

HEINOUS is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with H and ends with S.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

HEINOUS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

HEINOUS 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 heinous.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVVCVVC

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

HE, EI, IN, NO, OU, US

Trigrams

HEI, EIN, INO, NOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

HEINOUS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.