onerous
Onerous is also used as adjective, with meanings including not easily borne; wearing.
Length
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
ON
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ONEROUS” Mean?
/ˈɒnəɹəs/
onerous has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensenot easily borne; wearing
“the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return”
“my duties weren't onerous: I only had to greet the guests”
“a taxing schedule”
Synonyms
Synonyms for ONEROUS
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
not easily borne; wearing
Length
7 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
O, N, E, R, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ONEROUS has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ONEROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ONEROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ONEROUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
O
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEF
CV Pattern
VCVCVVC
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
ON, NE, ER, RO, OU, US
Trigrams
ONE, NER, ERO, ROU, OUS
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