Raucous

Definition

1. (adjective) Harsh and rough-sounding. “At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp.”
2. (adjective) Disorderly and boisterous. “Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.”
3. (adjective) Loud and annoying. “The new neighbors had a raucous party.”

Word stats

• Raucous contains 7 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 6 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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Words starting with RAU

• raucously
• raucousness
• raunchier
• raunchiest
• raunchiness
• raunchy

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Words ending with OUS

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