severe
Severe is also used as adjective, with meanings including intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
SE
Ends
ERE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SEVERE” Mean?
/sɪˈvɪr/
severe has 6 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
6 sensesunsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
“{'source': 'H.G.Wells', 'text': 'a parent severe to the pitch of hostility'}”
“a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien”
“a strict disciplinarian”
“a Spartan upbringing”
Synonyms
very bad in degree or extent
“a severe worldwide depression”
“the house suffered severe damage”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
S, E, V, E, R, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SEVERE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SEVERE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SEVERE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SEVERE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDB
CV Pattern
CVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
SE, EV, VE, ER, RE
Trigrams
SEV, EVE, VER, ERE
Crossword Intelligence
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