whimsical
Whimsical is also used as adjective, with meanings including determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
Length
9
Scrabble
19
WWF
21
Starts
WH
Ends
CAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “WHIMSICAL” Mean?
/ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
whimsical has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensedetermined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
“a capricious refusal”
“authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious”
“the victim of whimsical persecutions”
Synonyms
Synonyms for WHIMSICAL
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Length
9 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
W, H, I, M, S, I, C, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WHIMSICAL has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WHIMSICAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WHIMSICAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆WHIMSICAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFGH
CV Pattern
CCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
WH, HI, IM, MS, SI, IC, CA, AL
Trigrams
WHI, HIM, IMS, MSI, SIC, ICA, CAL
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