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risky

/ˈɹɪski/•adjective

Risky is also used as adjective, with meanings including not financially safe or secure.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

SKY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RISKY” Mean?

/ˈɹɪski/

risky has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

involving risk or danger

“skydiving is a hazardous sport”

“extremely risky going out in the tide and fog”

“a wild financial scheme”

Synonyms

hazardous wild

not financially safe or secure

“a bad investment”

“high risk investments”

“anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky”

“speculative business enterprises”

Synonyms

bad speculative

Word Forms

riskier riskiest

Synonyms for RISKY

hazardous wild bad speculative

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

involving risk or danger

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

R, I, S, K, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for risky.

RISKY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with R and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

RISKY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

RISKY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

RISKY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

RISKY 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 risky.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

RI, IS, SK, KY

Trigrams

RIS, ISK, SKY

Crossword Intelligence

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

RISKY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.