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octopus

/ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/noun

Octopus can refer to tentacles of octopus prepared as food or bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

7

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

OC

Ends

PUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “OCTOPUS” Mean?

/ˈɒkt.ə.pʊs/

octopus has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

2

bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

Synonyms

Word Forms

Synonyms for OCTOPUS

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

7

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

tentacles of octopus prepared as food

Length

7 letters

Starts With

O

Ends With

S

Vowels

3

Consonants

4

Letters

O, C, T, O, P, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

o
c
t
o
p
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for octopus.

OCTOPUS is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with O and ends with S.
It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 43%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCADEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

OCTOPUS has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCADEF

CV Pattern

VCCVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

OC, CT, TO, OP, PU, US

Trigrams

OCT, CTO, TOP, OPU, PUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

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

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with O and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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