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puzzled

/ˈpʌ.zl̩d/•adjective

Puzzled is also used as adjective, with meanings including filled with bewilderment.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 28

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

LED

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PUZZLED” Mean?

/ˈpʌ.zl̩d/

puzzled has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

filled with bewilderment

“at a loss to understand those remarks”

“puzzled that she left without saying goodbye”

Synonyms

nonplused nonplussed

Synonyms for PUZZLED

nonplused nonplussed

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

filled with bewilderment

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, U, Z, Z, L, E, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for puzzled.

PUZZLED is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 28.

It starts with P and ends with D.

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: ABCCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PUZZLED can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PUZZLED 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 puzzled.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

PU, UZ, ZZ, ZL, LE, ED

Trigrams

PUZ, UZZ, ZZL, ZLE, LED

Crossword Intelligence

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

PUZZLED is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.