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mutilate

verb

Mutilate commonly means to damage or injure severely, alter so as to make unrecognizable, or destroy or injure severely.

3 meanings8 lettersScrabble 10

Length

8

Scrabble

10

WWF

13

Starts

MU

Ends

ATE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “MUTILATE” Mean?

mutilate has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses
1

damage or injure severely

The madman mutilates art work

Synonyms

2

alter so as to make unrecognizable

The tourists murdered the French language

Synonyms

3

destroy or injure severely

mutilated bodies

Synonyms

Synonyms for MUTILATE

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

8

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

damage or injure severely

Length

8 letters

Starts With

M

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Letters

M, U, T, I, L, A, T, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

m
u
t
i
l
a
t
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for mutilate.

MUTILATE is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with M and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFCG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

MUTILATE 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 mutilate.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFCG

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

MU, UT, TI, IL, LA, AT, TE

Trigrams

MUT, UTI, TIL, ILA, LAT, ATE

Crossword Intelligence

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

MUTILATE is a 8-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with M and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with M and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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