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oddball

/ˈɑːdˌbɔl/•noun

Oddball can refer to a person with an unusual or odd personality.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ALL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ODDBALL” Mean?

/ˈɑːdˌbɔl/

oddball has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a person with an unusual or odd personality

Synonyms

eccentric flake geek

Synonyms for ODDBALL

eccentric flake geek

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

a person with an unusual or odd personality

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

O, D, D, B, A, L, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for oddball.

ODDBALL is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with O and ends with L.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCDEE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCDEE

CV Pattern

VCCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

OD, DD, DB, BA, AL, LL

Trigrams

ODD, DDB, DBA, BAL, ALL

Crossword Intelligence

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

ODDBALL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.