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marginal

/ˈmɑːˌdʒɪn.əl/•adjective

Marginal is also used as adjective, with meanings including at or constituting a border or edge.

4 meanings8 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

NAL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “MARGINAL” Mean?

/ˈmɑːˌdʒɪn.əl/

marginal has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

at or constituting a border or edge

“the marginal strip of beach”

Synonyms

fringy

of questionable or minimal quality

“borderline grades”

“marginal writing ability”

Synonyms

borderline

just barely adequate or within a lower limit

“a bare majority”

“a marginal victory”

Synonyms

bare

producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

“marginal industries”

Synonyms for MARGINAL

fringy borderline bare

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

at or constituting a border or edge

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

M, A, R, G, I, N, A, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for marginal.

MARGINAL is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with M and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFBG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

MARGINAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MARGINAL 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 marginal.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBG

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

MA, AR, RG, GI, IN, NA, AL

Trigrams

MAR, ARG, RGI, GIN, INA, NAL

Crossword Intelligence

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

MARGINAL is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.