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tearful

/ˈtɪɹ.fʊl/•adjective

Tearful is also used as adjective, with meanings including filled with or marked by tears.

2 meanings7 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TEARFUL” Mean?

/ˈtɪɹ.fʊl/

tearful has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

filled with or marked by tears

“tearful eyes”

“tearful entreaties”

showing sorrow

Synonyms

dolorous dolourous lachrymose weeping

Synonyms for TEARFUL

dolorous dolourous lachrymose weeping

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

filled with or marked by tears

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

T, E, A, R, F, U, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for tearful.

TEARFUL is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with T and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

TEARFUL has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

TEARFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVVCCVC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

TE, EA, AR, RF, FU, UL

Trigrams

TEA, EAR, ARF, RFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

TEARFUL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.