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tricksy

adjective

Tricksy is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by skill in deception.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

KSY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TRICKSY” Mean?

tricksy has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

marked by skill in deception

“cunning men often pass for wise”

“a foxy scheme”

“a slick evasive answer”

“sly as a fox”

Synonyms

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricky wily

Word Forms

tricksier tricksiest

Synonyms for TRICKSY

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricky wily

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

marked by skill in deception

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

T, R, I, C, K, S, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for tricksy.

TRICKSY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with T and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 6 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 14%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

TRICKSY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

TRICKSY 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 tricksy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CCVCCCC

Vowel Share

14%

Consonant Share

86%

Bigrams

TR, RI, IC, CK, KS, SY

Trigrams

TRI, RIC, ICK, CKS, KSY

Crossword Intelligence

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

TRICKSY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 6 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.