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hungry

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/adjective

Hungry is also used as adjective, with meanings including feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 13

Length

6

Scrabble

13

WWF

14

Starts

HU

Ends

GRY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “HUNGRY” Mean?

/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/

hungry has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

a world full of hungry people

2

(usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous

athirst for knowledge

hungry for recognition

thirsty for information

Word Forms

Synonyms for HUNGRY

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Vowels

1

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

Length

6 letters

Starts With

H

Ends With

Y

Vowels

1

Consonants

5

Letters

H, U, N, G, R, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

h
u
n
g
r
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for hungry.

HUNGRY is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with H and ends with Y.
It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 17%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

HUNGRY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

HU, UN, NG, GR, RY

Trigrams

HUN, UNG, NGR, GRY

Crossword Intelligence

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

HUNGRY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with H and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCC, 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 Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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