neediness
Neediness can refer to a state of extreme poverty or the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree.
Length
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
NE
Ends
ESS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “NEEDINESS” Mean?
/ˈniː.di.nəs/
neediness has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa state of extreme poverty
Synonyms
the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree
“he recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it”
Synonyms for NEEDINESS
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
a state of extreme poverty
Length
9 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
N, E, E, D, I, N, E, S, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆NEEDINESS has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEEDINESS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NEEDINESS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NEEDINESS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABBCDABEE
CV Pattern
CVVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
NE, EE, ED, DI, IN, NE, ES, SS
Trigrams
NEE, EED, EDI, DIN, INE, NES, ESS
Crossword Intelligence
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