marasmus
Marasmus can refer to extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
MA
Ends
MUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “MARASMUS” Mean?
/məˈɹæz.məs/
marasmus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseextreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders
Length
8 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
M, A, R, A, S, M, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆MARASMUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MARASMUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆MARASMUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆MARASMUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCBDAED
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
MA, AR, RA, AS, SM, MU, US
Trigrams
MAR, ARA, RAS, ASM, SMU, MUS
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