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rapacious

/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/adjective

Rapacious is also used as adjective, with meanings including living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 13

Length

9

Scrabble

13

WWF

16

Starts

RA

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “RAPACIOUS” Mean?

/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/

rapacious has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses
1

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

a predatory bird

the rapacious wolf

raptorial birds

ravening wolves

2

excessively greedy and grasping

a rapacious divorcee on the prowl

ravening creditors

paying taxes to voracious governments

3

devouring or craving food in great quantities

edacious vultures

a rapacious appetite

ravenous as wolves

voracious sharks

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

9

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

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Definition

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Length

9 letters

Starts With

R

Ends With

S

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Letters

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

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

r
a
p
a
c
i
o
u
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for rapacious.

RAPACIOUS is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with R and ends with S.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 56%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCBDEFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

RAPACIOUS has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

RAPACIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCBDEFGH

CV Pattern

CVCVCVVVC

Vowel Share

56%

Consonant Share

44%

Bigrams

RA, AP, PA, AC, CI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

RAP, APA, PAC, ACI, CIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

RAPACIOUS is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with R and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVVVC.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with R and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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