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spousal

/ˈspaʊzəl/•adjective

Spousal is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or relating to a wedding.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

SAL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SPOUSAL” Mean?

/ˈspaʊzəl/

spousal has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

of or relating to a wedding

“bridal procession”

“nuptial day”

“spousal rites”

Synonyms

bridal nuptial

relating to a spouse

“a fitting symbol of spousal love”

Synonyms for SPOUSAL

bridal nuptial

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

of or relating to a wedding

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, P, O, U, S, A, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for spousal.

SPOUSAL is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with S and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDAEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

SPOUSAL has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SPOUSAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside spousal.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDAEF

CV Pattern

CCVVCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

SP, PO, OU, US, SA, AL

Trigrams

SPO, POU, OUS, USA, SAL

Crossword Intelligence

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

SPOUSAL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.