unfortunate
Unfortunate can refer to a person who suffers misfortune. Unfortunate is also used as adjective, with meanings including not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
18
Starts
UN
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “UNFORTUNATE” Mean?
/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/
unfortunate has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesnot favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
“an unfortunate turn of events”
“an unfortunate decision”
“unfortunate investments”
“an unfortunate night for all concerned”
not auspicious; boding ill
Synonyms
unsuitable or regrettable
“an unfortunate choice of words”
“an unfortunate speech”
Noun
1 sensea person who suffers misfortune
Synonyms for UNFORTUNATE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
Length
11 letters
Starts With
U
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
U, N, F, O, R, T, U, N, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★UNFORTUNATE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆UNFORTUNATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆UNFORTUNATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆UNFORTUNATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFABGFH
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
UN, NF, FO, OR, RT, TU, UN, NA, AT, TE
Trigrams
UNF, NFO, FOR, ORT, RTU, TUN, UNA, NAT, ATE
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