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obduracy

noun

Obduracy can refer to resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ACY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “OBDURACY” Mean?

obduracy has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible

Synonyms

adamance unyieldingness

Synonyms for OBDURACY

adamance unyieldingness

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

O, B, D, U, R, A, C, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for obduracy.

OBDURACY is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with O and ends with Y.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

OBDURACY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

VCCVCVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

OB, BD, DU, UR, RA, AC, CY

Trigrams

OBD, BDU, DUR, URA, RAC, ACY

Crossword Intelligence

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

OBDURACY is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with O and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.