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wayward

/ˈweɪwɚd/•adjective

Wayward is also used as adjective, with meanings including resistant to guidance or discipline.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 17

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ARD

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WAYWARD” Mean?

/ˈweɪwɚd/

wayward has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

resistant to guidance or discipline

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary”

“an obstinate child with a violent temper”

“a perverse mood”

“wayward behavior”

Synonyms

contrary obstinate perverse

Synonyms for WAYWARD

contrary obstinate perverse

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

resistant to guidance or discipline

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

W, A, Y, W, A, R, D

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for wayward.

WAYWARD is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 17.

It starts with W and ends with D.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCABDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

WAYWARD has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

WAYWARD 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 wayward.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCABDE

CV Pattern

CVCCVCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

WA, AY, YW, WA, AR, RD

Trigrams

WAY, AYW, YWA, WAR, ARD

Crossword Intelligence

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

WAYWARD is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with W and ends with D, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.