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suffice

/səˈfaɪs/•verb

Suffice commonly means to be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

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ICE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SUFFICE” Mean?

/səˈfaɪs/

suffice has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

“A few words would answer”

“This car suits my purpose well”

“Will $100 do?”

“A ‘B’ grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school”

Synonyms

do answer serve

Synonyms for SUFFICE

do answer serve

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, U, F, F, I, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for suffice.

SUFFICE is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with S and ends with E.

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: ABCCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SUFFICE has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SUFFICE 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 suffice.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCVCV

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

SU, UF, FF, FI, IC, CE

Trigrams

SUF, UFF, FFI, FIC, ICE

Crossword Intelligence

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

SUFFICE is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.