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pungent

/ˈpʌndʒənt/•adjective

Pungent is also used as adjective, with meanings including strong and sharp.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ENT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PUNGENT” Mean?

/ˈpʌndʒənt/

pungent has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

strong and sharp

“the pungent taste of radishes”

“the acrid smell of burning rubber”

Synonyms

acrid

capable of wounding

“a barbed compliment”

“a biting aphorism”

“pungent satire”

Synonyms

barbed biting nipping mordacious

Synonyms for PUNGENT

acrid barbed biting nipping mordacious

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

strong and sharp

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, U, N, G, E, N, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for pungent.

PUNGENT is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with P and ends with T.

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: ABCDECF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

PUNGENT has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside pungent.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDECF

CV Pattern

CVCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

PU, UN, NG, GE, EN, NT

Trigrams

PUN, UNG, NGE, GEN, ENT

Crossword Intelligence

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

PUNGENT is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with P and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.