shrewd
Shrewd is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.
Length
6
Scrabble
13
WWF
12
Starts
SH
Ends
EWD
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHREWD” Mean?
/ʃɹuːd/
shrewd has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesacting with a specific goal
“the most calculating and selfish men in the community”
Synonyms for SHREWD
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
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Definition
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
D
Vowels
1
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, R, E, W, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHREWD has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHREWD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SHREWD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆SHREWD uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CCCVCC
Vowel Share
17%
Consonant Share
83%
Bigrams
SH, HR, RE, EW, WD
Trigrams
SHR, HRE, REW, EWD
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