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madness

/ˈmæd.nəs/noun

Madness can refer to a feeling of intense anger, the quality of being rash and foolish, or obsolete terms for legal insanity.

5 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

7

Scrabble

10

WWF

12

Starts

MA

Ends

ESS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “MADNESS” Mean?

/ˈmæd.nəs/

madness has 5 documented senses across noun.

Noun

5 senses
1

obsolete terms for legal insanity

2

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

3

a feeling of intense anger

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

his face turned red with rage

Synonyms

4

the quality of being rash and foolish

trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly

adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness

5

unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

poetry is a sort of divine madness

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

7

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

obsolete terms for legal insanity

Length

7 letters

Starts With

M

Ends With

S

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Letters

M, A, D, N, E, S, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

m
a
d
n
e
s
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for madness.

MADNESS is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with M and ends with S.
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: ABCDEFF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFF

CV Pattern

CVCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

MA, AD, DN, NE, ES, SS

Trigrams

MAD, ADN, DNE, NES, ESS

Crossword Intelligence

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

MADNESS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with M and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with M 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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