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lambast

verb

Lambast commonly means to censure severely or angrily or beat with a cane.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

AST

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “LAMBAST” Mean?

lambast has 2 documented senses across verb.

Verb

2 senses

beat with a cane

“They want to lambast the prisoners”

Synonyms

cane flog lambaste

censure severely or angrily

“The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

“The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”

“The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup”

“Sam cannot lambast Sue”

Synonyms

rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw scold chide berate remonstrate lambaste

Synonyms for LAMBAST

cane flog lambaste rebuke rag trounce lecture reprimand jaw scold chide berate

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

beat with a cane

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

L, A, M, B, A, S, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for lambast.

LAMBAST is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with L and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDBEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

LAMBAST has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

LAMBAST 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 lambast.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEF

CV Pattern

CVCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

LA, AM, MB, BA, AS, ST

Trigrams

LAM, AMB, MBA, BAS, AST

Crossword Intelligence

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

LAMBAST is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with L and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.