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predacious

adjective

Predacious is also used as adjective, with meanings including hunting and killing other animals for food.

2 meanings10 lettersScrabble 15

Length

10

Scrabble

15

WWF

18

Starts

PR

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PREDACIOUS” Mean?

predacious has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

hunting and killing other animals for food

Synonyms

2

living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

predatory capitalists

{'source': 'Peter S. Prescott', 'text': 'a predatory, insensate society in which innocence and decency can prove fatal'}

{'source': 'W.E.Swinton', 'text': 'a predacious kind of animal — the early geological gangster'}

Synonyms for PREDACIOUS

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

10

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

hunting and killing other animals for food

Length

10 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

S

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Letters

P, R, E, D, A, C, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
r
e
d
a
c
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for predacious.

PREDACIOUS is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with P and ends with S.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHIJ.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PREDACIOUS has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PREDACIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

PREDACIOUS 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 predacious.

Unique Letters

10

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHIJ

CV Pattern

CCVCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PR, RE, ED, DA, AC, CI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

PRE, RED, EDA, DAC, ACI, CIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

PREDACIOUS is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVCVVVC.
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 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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