shlemiel
Shlemiel can refer to (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
SH
Ends
IEL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHLEMIEL” Mean?
shlemiel has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sense(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
Synonyms
Synonyms for SHLEMIEL
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, L, E, M, I, E, L
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
★★★★☆SHLEMIEL has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHLEMIEL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHLEMIEL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SHLEMIEL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFDC
CV Pattern
CCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
SH, HL, LE, EM, MI, IE, EL
Trigrams
SHL, HLE, LEM, EMI, MIE, IEL
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