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shadowy

/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/•adjective

Shadowy is also used as adjective, with meanings including lacking clarity or distinctness.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OWY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SHADOWY” Mean?

/ˈʃæd.oʊ.i/

shadowy has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

filled with shade

“the shady side of the street”

“the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed”

“we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove”

“cool umbrageous woodlands”

Synonyms

shady shadowed umbrageous

lacking clarity or distinctness

“a dim figure in the distance”

“only a faint recollection”

“shadowy figures in the gloom”

“saw a vague outline of a building through the fog”

Synonyms

dim faint vague wispy

lacking in substance

“{'source': 'W.A.Butler', 'text': 'strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds'}”

“dim shadowy forms”

“a wraithlike column of smoke”

Synonyms

wraithlike

Synonyms for SHADOWY

shady shadowed umbrageous dim faint vague wispy wraithlike

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

filled with shade

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, H, A, D, O, W, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for shadowy.

SHADOWY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with S 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: CCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SHADOWY has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SHADOWY 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 shadowy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

SH, HA, AD, DO, OW, WY

Trigrams

SHA, HAD, ADO, DOW, OWY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SHADOWY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.