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woeful

/ˈwəʊfəl/•adjective

Woeful is also used as adjective, with meanings including affected by or full of grief or woe.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FUL

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “WOEFUL” Mean?

/ˈwəʊfəl/

woeful has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

affected by or full of grief or woe

“{'source': 'George du Maurier', 'text': 'his sorrow … made him look … haggard and … woebegone'}”

Synonyms

woebegone

of very poor quality or condition

“deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

“woeful treatment of the accused”

“woeful errors of judgment”

Synonyms

deplorable execrable miserable wretched

Synonyms for WOEFUL

woebegone deplorable execrable miserable wretched

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

affected by or full of grief or woe

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

W, O, E, 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 woeful.

WOEFUL is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with W and ends with L.

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

WOEFUL 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 woeful.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVVCVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

WO, OE, EF, FU, UL

Trigrams

WOE, OEF, EFU, FUL

Crossword Intelligence

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

WOEFUL is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.