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vulturine

adjective

Vulturine is also used as adjective, with meanings including living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 12

Length

9

Scrabble

12

WWF

17

Starts

VU

Ends

INE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “VULTURINE” Mean?

vulturine has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

a predatory bird

the rapacious wolf

raptorial birds

ravening wolves

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Length

9 letters

Starts With

V

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

V, U, L, T, U, R, I, N, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

v
u
l
t
u
r
i
n
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for vulturine.

VULTURINE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 12.
It starts with V and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDBEFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

VULTURINE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

VULTURINE 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 vulturine.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEFGH

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVCV

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

VU, UL, LT, TU, UR, RI, IN, NE

Trigrams

VUL, ULT, LTU, TUR, URI, RIN, INE

Crossword Intelligence

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

VULTURINE is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with V and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVCV.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 12, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with V and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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