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wistful

/ˈwɪstfəl/•adjective

Wistful is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing pensive sadness.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WISTFUL” Mean?

/ˈwɪstfəl/

wistful has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

showing pensive sadness

“the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”

Synonyms

pensive

Synonyms for WISTFUL

pensive

Scrabble Score

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Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

showing pensive sadness

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

W, I, S, T, F, U, L

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for wistful.

WISTFUL is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with W and ends with L.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

WISTFUL has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

WISTFUL uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

WI, IS, ST, TF, FU, UL

Trigrams

WIS, IST, STF, TFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

WISTFUL is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.