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sullen

/ˈsʌlən/•adjective

Sullen is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing a brooding ill humor.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 6

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

LEN

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SULLEN” Mean?

/ˈsʌlən/

sullen has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

showing a brooding ill humor

“a dark scowl”

“the proverbially dour New England Puritan”

“a glum, hopeless shrug”

“he sat in moody silence”

Synonyms

dark dour glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour

darkened by clouds

“a heavy sky”

Synonyms

heavy lowering threatening

Synonyms for SULLEN

dark dour glowering glum moody morose saturnine sour heavy lowering threatening

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

showing a brooding ill humor

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, U, L, L, E, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for sullen.

SULLEN is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 6.

It starts with S and ends with N.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★☆☆☆

SULLEN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

SULLEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SULLEN 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 sullen.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

SU, UL, LL, LE, EN

Trigrams

SUL, ULL, LLE, LEN

Crossword Intelligence

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

SULLEN is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.