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officious

adjective

Officious is also used as adjective, with meanings including intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 17

Length

9

Scrabble

17

WWF

19

Starts

OF

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “OFFICIOUS” Mean?

officious has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

an interfering old woman

bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself

busy about other people's business

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

9

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Length

9 letters

Starts With

O

Ends With

S

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Letters

O, F, F, I, C, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

o
f
f
i
c
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for officious.

OFFICIOUS is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with O and ends with S.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 56%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABBCDCAEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

OFFICIOUS has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

OFFICIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

OFFICIOUS 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 officious.

Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABBCDCAEF

CV Pattern

VCCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

56%

Consonant Share

44%

Bigrams

OF, FF, FI, IC, CI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

OFF, FFI, FIC, ICI, CIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

OFFICIOUS is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with O and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, it offers strong 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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