ludicrous
Ludicrous is also used as adjective, with meanings including so unreasonable as to invite derision.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
LU
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LUDICROUS” Mean?
/ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/
ludicrous has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesbroadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
“the wild farcical exuberance of a clown”
“ludicrous green hair”
Synonyms
so unreasonable as to invite derision
“the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
“that's a cockeyed idea”
“ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer”
“a contribution so small as to be laughable”
Synonyms for LUDICROUS
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
Length
9 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
L, U, D, I, C, R, O, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LUDICROUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LUDICROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆LUDICROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆LUDICROUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBH
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
LU, UD, DI, IC, CR, RO, OU, US
Trigrams
LUD, UDI, DIC, ICR, CRO, ROU, OUS
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