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nervous

/ˈnɜːvəs/adjective

Nervous is also used as adjective, with meanings including causing or fraught with or showing anxiety.

5 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

7

Scrabble

10

WWF

13

Starts

NE

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “NERVOUS” Mean?

/ˈnɜːvəs/

nervous has 5 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

5 senses
1

easily agitated

a nervous addict

a nervous thoroughbred

2

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

spent an anxious night waiting for the test results

cast anxious glances behind her

those nervous moments before takeoff

an unquiet mind

3

of or relating to the nervous system

nervous disease

neural disorder

Synonyms

4

excited in anticipation

Synonyms

5

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

easily agitated

Length

7 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

S

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

N, E, R, V, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

n
e
r
v
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for nervous.

NERVOUS is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with N and ends with S.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

NERVOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

NERVOUS uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside nervous.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

NE, ER, RV, VO, OU, US

Trigrams

NER, ERV, RVO, VOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

NERVOUS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with N and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with N and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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