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sweltering

adjective

Sweltering is also used as adjective, with meanings including excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness.

1 meaning10 lettersScrabble 14

Length

10

Scrabble

14

WWF

17

Starts

SW

Ends

ING

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SWELTERING” Mean?

sweltering has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

a sweltering room

sweltering athletes

Synonyms

Synonyms for SWELTERING

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

10

Vowels

3

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

Length

10 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

G

Vowels

3

Consonants

7

Letters

S, W, E, L, T, E, R, I, N, G

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

s
w
e
l
t
e
r
i
n
g

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for sweltering.

SWELTERING is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with S and ends with G.
It contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 30%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDECFGHI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SWELTERING has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

SWELTERING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SWELTERING 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 sweltering.

Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCDECFGHI

CV Pattern

CCVCCVCVCC

Vowel Share

30%

Consonant Share

70%

Bigrams

SW, WE, EL, LT, TE, ER, RI, IN, NG

Trigrams

SWE, WEL, ELT, LTE, TER, ERI, RIN, ING

Crossword Intelligence

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

SWELTERING is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with S and ends with G, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCVCVCC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCCVCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with G, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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