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lousy

/laʊ.zi/•adjective

Lousy is also used as adjective, with meanings including infested with lice.

3 meanings5 lettersScrabble 8

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

USY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “LOUSY” Mean?

/laʊ.zi/

lousy has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

very bad

“a lousy play”

“it's a stinking world”

Synonyms

icky crappy rotten shitty stinking stinky

infested with lice

“burned their lousy clothes”

vile; despicable

“a dirty (or lousy) trick”

“a filthy traitor”

Synonyms

dirty filthy

Word Forms

lousier lousiest

Synonyms for LOUSY

icky crappy rotten shitty stinking stinky dirty filthy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

very bad

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

L, O, U, S, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for lousy.

LOUSY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 8.

It starts with L and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 40%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

LOUSY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

LOUSY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

LOUSY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVVCC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

LO, OU, US, SY

Trigrams

LOU, OUS, USY

Crossword Intelligence

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

LOUSY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.