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papyrus

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/noun

Papyrus can refer to a document written on papyrus, tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times, or paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 14

Length

7

Scrabble

14

WWF

16

Starts

PA

Ends

RUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PAPYRUS” Mean?

/pəˈpaɪɹəs/

papyrus has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses
1

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

2

tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

3

a document written on papyrus

Word Forms

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

Length

7 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

S

Vowels

2

Consonants

5

Letters

P, A, P, Y, R, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
a
p
y
r
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for papyrus.

PAPYRUS is a 7-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with P and ends with S.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 29%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABACDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PAPYRUS has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PAPYRUS 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

Y

Letter Pattern

ABACDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

PA, AP, PY, YR, RU, US

Trigrams

PAP, APY, PYR, YRU, RUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

PAPYRUS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with P and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVC.
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 7 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P 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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