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mournful

/ˈmɔɹnfəl/•adjective

Mournful is also used as adjective, with meanings including filled with or evoking sadness.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “MOURNFUL” Mean?

/ˈmɔɹnfəl/

mournful has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

expressing sorrow

Synonyms

plaintive

filled with or evoking sadness

“the child's doleful expression”

“stared with mournful eyes”

“mournful news”

Synonyms

doleful

Synonyms for MOURNFUL

plaintive doleful

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

expressing sorrow

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

M, O, U, R, N, F, U, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for mournful.

MOURNFUL is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

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: ABCDEFCG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

MOURNFUL has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MOURNFUL 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 mournful.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFCG

CV Pattern

CVVCCCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

MO, OU, UR, RN, NF, FU, UL

Trigrams

MOU, OUR, URN, RNF, NFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

MOURNFUL 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 CVVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.