peculiar
Peculiar is also used as adjective, with meanings including beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
PE
Ends
IAR
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PECULIAR” Mean?
/pəˈkjuːl.jʊəɹ/
peculiar has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesunique or specific to a person or thing or category
“the particular demands of the job”
“has a particular preference for Chinese art”
“a peculiar bond of sympathy between them”
“an expression peculiar to Canadians”
Synonyms
markedly different from the usual; special
“a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats”
“{'source': 'Virginia Woolf', 'text': 'a man … feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman'}”
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
“{'source': 'R.B.Taney', 'text': 'the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.'}”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Length
8 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
R
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
P, E, C, U, L, I, A, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PECULIAR has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PECULIAR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆PECULIAR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
PE, EC, CU, UL, LI, IA, AR
Trigrams
PEC, ECU, CUL, ULI, LIA, IAR
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