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risque

adjective

Risque is also used as adjective, with meanings including suggestive of sexual impropriety.

1 meaning6 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

QUE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “RISQUE” Mean?

risque has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

suggestive of sexual impropriety

“a blue movie”

“blue jokes”

“he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details”

“a juicy scandal”

Synonyms

blue gamy gamey juicy naughty racy spicy

Synonyms for RISQUE

blue gamy gamey juicy naughty racy spicy

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

suggestive of sexual impropriety

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

R, I, S, Q, U, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for risque.

RISQUE is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with R and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

RISQUE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

RISQUE 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 risque.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCVV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

RI, IS, SQ, QU, UE

Trigrams

RIS, ISQ, SQU, QUE

Crossword Intelligence

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

RISQUE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.