precious
Precious is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for or used to give emphasis.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
PR
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PRECIOUS” Mean?
/ˈpɹɛʃəs/
precious has 5 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
4 sensesof high worth or cost
“diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones”
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
“a valued friend”
“precious memories”
Synonyms
obviously contrived to charm
“an insufferably precious performance”
“a child with intolerably cute mannerisms”
Synonyms
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
Length
8 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
P, R, E, C, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PRECIOUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PRECIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PRECIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆PRECIOUS uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
PR, RE, EC, CI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
PRE, REC, ECI, CIO, IOU, OUS
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