shameful
Shameful is also used as adjective, with meanings including giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
SH
Ends
FUL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHAMEFUL” Mean?
/ˈʃeɪmfəl/
shameful has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senses(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
“{'source': 'Rachel Carson', 'text': 'Man … has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands'}”
“an ignominious retreat”
“inglorious defeat”
“an opprobrious monument to human greed”
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
“scandalous behavior”
“{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt'}”
“the most shocking book of its time”
Synonyms
Synonyms for SHAMEFUL
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, A, M, E, F, U, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SHAMEFUL has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHAMEFUL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHAMEFUL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SHAMEFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AM, ME, EF, FU, UL
Trigrams
SHA, HAM, AME, MEF, EFU, FUL
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