ugly
Ugly is also used as adjective, with meanings including displeasing to the senses.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
10
Starts
UG
Ends
GLY
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “UGLY” Mean?
/ˈʌɡli/
ugly has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesdispleasing to the senses
“an ugly face”
“ugly furniture”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
“a surly waiter”
“an ugly frame of mind”
Synonyms
provoking horror
“an atrocious automobile accident”
“a frightful crime of decapitation”
“an alarming, even horrifying, picture”
“{'source': 'Winston Churchill', 'text': 'war is beyond all words horrible'}”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
displeasing to the senses
Length
4 letters
Starts With
U
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
U, G, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆UGLY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆UGLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆UGLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆UGLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
VCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
UG, GL, LY
Trigrams
UGL, GLY
Crossword Intelligence
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