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virile

/ˈvɪɹəl/•adjective

Virile is also used as adjective, with meanings including characterized by energy and vigor.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 9

Length

Scrabble

WWF

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Ends

ILE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “VIRILE” Mean?

/ˈvɪɹəl/

virile has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

characterized by energy and vigor

“a virile and ever stronger free society”

“a new and virile leadership”

characteristic of a man

“a deep male voice”

“manly sports”

Synonyms

male manful manlike manly

(of a male) capable of copulation

Synonyms

potent

Synonyms for VIRILE

male manful manlike manly potent

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

characterized by energy and vigor

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

V, I, R, I, L, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for virile.

VIRILE is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 9.

It starts with V and ends with E.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

VIRILE has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

VIRILE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

VIRILE 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 virile.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDE

CV Pattern

CVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

VI, IR, RI, IL, LE

Trigrams

VIR, IRI, RIL, ILE

Crossword Intelligence

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

VIRILE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.