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homeless

/ˈhoʊmlɪs/adjective · noun

Homeless can refer to someone unfortunate without housing or poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in. Homeless is also used as adjective, with meanings including without nationality or citizenship.

4 meanings8 lettersScrabble 13

Length

8

Scrabble

13

WWF

14

Starts

HO

Ends

ESS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “HOMELESS” Mean?

/ˈhoʊmlɪs/

homeless has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

2 senses
1

without nationality or citizenship

stateless persons

Synonyms

2

physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

{'source': 'James Stern', 'text': 'made a living out of shepherding dispossessed people from one country to another'}

Noun

2 senses
1

someone unfortunate without housing

a homeless was found murdered in Central Park

2

poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in

the homeless became a problem in the large cities

Synonyms for HOMELESS

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

8

Vowels

3

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

without nationality or citizenship

Length

8 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

S

Vowels

3

Consonants

5

Letters

H, O, M, E, L, E, S, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
o
m
e
l
e
s
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for homeless.

HOMELESS is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with H and ends with S.
It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 38%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEDFF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

HOMELESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

HOMELESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEDFF

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

HO, OM, ME, EL, LE, ES, SS

Trigrams

HOM, OME, MEL, ELE, LES, ESS

Crossword Intelligence

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

HOMELESS is a 8-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with H and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCC.
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 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCC, 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 S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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