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nuisance

/ˈnusəns/noun

Nuisance can refer to something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness or (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 10

Length

8

Scrabble

10

WWF

14

Starts

NU

Ends

NCE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “NUISANCE” Mean?

/ˈnusəns/

nuisance has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

2

something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

a bit of a bother

he's not a friend, he's an infliction

washing dishes was a pain in the neck before we got a dish washer

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

8

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

Length

8 letters

Starts With

N

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

4

Letters

N, U, I, S, A, N, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

n
u
i
s
a
n
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for nuisance.

NUISANCE is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 10.
It starts with N 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: ABCDEAFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

NUISANCE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDEAFG

CV Pattern

CVVCVCCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

NU, UI, IS, SA, AN, NC, CE

Trigrams

NUI, UIS, ISA, SAN, ANC, NCE

Crossword Intelligence

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

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

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVVCVCCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 10, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with N 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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