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injurious

/ɪnˈdʒʊəɹɪəs/adjective

Injurious is also used as adjective, with meanings including harmful to living things.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 16

Length

9

Scrabble

16

WWF

21

Starts

IN

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “INJURIOUS” Mean?

/ɪnˈdʒʊəɹɪəs/

injurious has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

harmful to living things

deleterious chemical additives

Synonyms for INJURIOUS

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

9

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

harmful to living things

Length

9 letters

Starts With

I

Ends With

S

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Letters

I, N, J, U, R, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

i
n
j
u
r
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for injurious.

INJURIOUS is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with I and ends with S.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 56%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEAFDG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

INJURIOUS can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

INJURIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

J

Letter Pattern

ABCDEAFDG

CV Pattern

VCCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

56%

Consonant Share

44%

Bigrams

IN, NJ, JU, UR, RI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

INJ, NJU, JUR, URI, RIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

INJURIOUS is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with I and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVVVC.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with I 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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