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overhasty

adjective

Overhasty is also used as adjective, with meanings including done with very great haste and without due deliberation.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 18

Length

9

Scrabble

18

WWF

17

Starts

OV

Ends

STY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “OVERHASTY” Mean?

overhasty has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'hasty marriage seldom proveth well'}

{'source': 'Arthur Geddes', 'text': 'hasty makeshifts take the place of planning'}

rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion

wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Length

9 letters

Starts With

O

Ends With

Y

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

O, V, E, R, H, A, S, T, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

o
v
e
r
h
a
s
t
y

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for overhasty.

OVERHASTY is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 18.
It starts with O and ends with Y.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCCVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

OVERHASTY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHI

CV Pattern

VCVCCVCCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

OV, VE, ER, RH, HA, AS, ST, TY

Trigrams

OVE, VER, ERH, RHA, HAS, AST, STY

Crossword Intelligence

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

OVERHASTY is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with O and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCCVCCC.
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 VCVCCVCCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 18, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with O and ends with Y, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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