sulfurous
Sulfurous is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
SU
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SULFUROUS” Mean?
/ˈsʌlfəɹəs/
sulfurous has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesof or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Synonyms
harsh or corrosive in tone
“an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”
“a barrage of acid comments”
“her acrid remarks make her many enemies”
“bitter words”
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
“the summer was sultry and oppressive”
“the stifling atmosphere”
“the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
Length
9 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
S, U, L, F, U, R, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SULFUROUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SULFUROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SULFUROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SULFUROUS 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
3
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFBA
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
SU, UL, LF, FU, UR, RO, OU, US
Trigrams
SUL, ULF, LFU, FUR, URO, ROU, OUS
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