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profound

/pɹəˈfaʊnd/adjective

Profound is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth.

6 meanings8 lettersScrabble 14

Length

8

Scrabble

14

WWF

17

Starts

PR

Ends

UND

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PROFOUND” Mean?

/pɹəˈfaʊnd/

profound has 6 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

6 senses
1

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

the differences are profound

a profound insight

a profound book

a profound mind

2

of the greatest intensity; complete

a profound silence

a state of profound shock

3

far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred

the book underwent fundamental changes

committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance

profound social changes

Synonyms

4

coming from deep within one

a profound sigh

5

(of sleep) deep and complete

a heavy sleep

fell into a profound sleep

a sound sleeper

deep wakeless sleep

6

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

the profound depths of the sea

{'source': 'Thomas Gray', 'text': 'the dark unfathomed caves of ocean'}

unplumbed depths of the sea

remote and unsounded caverns

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

8

Vowels

3

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

Length

8 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

D

Vowels

3

Consonants

5

Letters

P, R, O, F, O, U, N, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
r
o
f
o
u
n
d

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for profound.

PROFOUND is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with P and ends with D.
It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 38%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDCEFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCVVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PROFOUND can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PROFOUND contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABCDCEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCVVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

PR, RO, OF, FO, OU, UN, ND

Trigrams

PRO, ROF, OFO, FOU, OUN, UND

Crossword Intelligence

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

PROFOUND is a 8-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVVCC.
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 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCVVCC, 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 D, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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