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ungrateful

/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/adjective

Ungrateful is also used as adjective, with meanings including not feeling or showing gratitude.

2 meanings10 lettersScrabble 14

Length

10

Scrabble

14

WWF

19

Starts

UN

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “UNGRATEFUL” Mean?

/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/

ungrateful has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses
1

not feeling or showing gratitude

ungrateful heirs

{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"}

2

disagreeable

{'source': 'Abraham Lincoln', 'text': 'I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure'}

Synonyms for UNGRATEFUL

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

10

Vowels

4

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

not feeling or showing gratitude

Length

10 letters

Starts With

U

Ends With

L

Vowels

4

Consonants

6

Letters

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

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

u
n
g
r
a
t
e
f
u
l

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for ungrateful.

UNGRATEFUL is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with U and ends with L.
It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 40%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHAI.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCCVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

UNGRATEFUL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

9

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

F

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHAI

CV Pattern

VCCCVCVCVC

Vowel Share

40%

Consonant Share

60%

Bigrams

UN, NG, GR, RA, AT, TE, EF, FU, UL

Trigrams

UNG, NGR, GRA, RAT, ATE, TEF, EFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

UNGRATEFUL is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with U and ends with L, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCCVCVCVC.
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 VCCCVCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with U and ends with L, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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