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vicious

/ˈvɪʃəs/•adjective

Vicious is also used as adjective, with meanings including having the nature of vice.

4 meanings7 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OUS

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “VICIOUS” Mean?

/ˈvɪʃəs/

vicious has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

“a barbarous crime”

“brutal beatings”

“cruel tortures”

“Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks”

Synonyms

barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod savage

having the nature of vice

Synonyms

evil

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

“a criminal waste of talent”

“a deplorable act of violence”

“adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”

Synonyms

condemnable criminal deplorable reprehensible

marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

“poisonous hate”

“venomous criticism”

“vicious gossip”

Synonyms

poisonous venomous

Synonyms for VICIOUS

barbarous brutal cruel fell roughshod savage evil condemnable criminal deplorable reprehensible poisonous

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

V, I, C, I, O, U, S

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for vicious.

VICIOUS is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with V and ends with S.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 57%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

VICIOUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDEF

CV Pattern

CVCVVVC

Vowel Share

57%

Consonant Share

43%

Bigrams

VI, IC, CI, IO, OU, US

Trigrams

VIC, ICI, CIO, IOU, OUS

Crossword Intelligence

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

VICIOUS is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with V and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.