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icicle

/ˈʌɪsəkəl/•noun

Icicle can refer to ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

CLE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ICICLE” Mean?

/ˈʌɪsəkəl/

icicle has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

I, C, I, C, L, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for icicle.

ICICLE is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with I and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ICICLE 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 icicle.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABABCD

CV Pattern

VCVCCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

IC, CI, IC, CL, LE

Trigrams

ICI, CIC, ICL, CLE

Crossword Intelligence

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

ICICLE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with I and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.