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raunchy

/ˈɹɔːntʃi/•adjective

Raunchy is also used as adjective, with meanings including earthy and sexually explicit.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

CHY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RAUNCHY” Mean?

/ˈɹɔːntʃi/

raunchy has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

earthy and sexually explicit

“a raunchy novel”

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

“lewd pictures”

“obscene telephone calls”

“salacious limericks”

Synonyms

lewd obscene salacious

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

“a miner's begrimed face”

“dingy linen”

“grimy hands”

“grubby little fingers”

Synonyms

begrimed dingy grimy grubby grungy

Word Forms

raunchier raunchiest

Synonyms for RAUNCHY

lewd obscene salacious begrimed dingy grimy grubby grungy

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

earthy and sexually explicit

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

R, A, U, N, C, H, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for raunchy.

RAUNCHY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with R and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

RAUNCHY 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 raunchy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVVCCCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

RA, AU, UN, NC, CH, HY

Trigrams

RAU, AUN, UNC, NCH, CHY

Crossword Intelligence

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

RAUNCHY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with R and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.