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schadenfreude

/ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/noun

Schadenfreude can refer to delight in another person's misfortune.

1 meaning13 lettersScrabble 23

Length

13

Scrabble

23

WWF

25

Starts

SC

Ends

UDE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SCHADENFREUDE” Mean?

/ˈʃɑːdənfɹɔɪdə/

schadenfreude has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

delight in another person's misfortune

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

13

Vowels

5

Consonants

8

Word Intelligence

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Definition

delight in another person's misfortune

Length

13 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

E

Vowels

5

Consonants

8

Letters

S, C, H, A, D, E, N, F, R, E, U, D, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

s
c
h
a
d
e
n
f
r
e
u
d
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for schadenfreude.

SCHADENFREUDE is a 13-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 23.
It starts with S and ends with E.
It contains 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 38%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHIFJEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCCVCVCCCVVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SCHADENFREUDE has a Scrabble score of 23. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

SCHADENFREUDE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

10

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHIFJEF

CV Pattern

CCCVCVCCCVVCV

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

SC, CH, HA, AD, DE, EN, NF, FR, RE, EU, UD, DE

Trigrams

SCH, CHA, HAD, ADE, DEN, ENF, NFR, FRE, REU, EUD, UDE

Crossword Intelligence

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

SCHADENFREUDE is a 13-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with S and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCCVCVCCCVVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 13 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCCVCVCCCVVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 23, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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