screwfaced

adj

"screwfaced" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“screwfaced” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.

Key facts for screwfaced
PropertyValue
Headwordscrewfaced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “screwfaced” sits in English frequency

screwfaced falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for screwfaced is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for screwfaced, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From screwface + -ed. The correct English form is screwfaced, spelled S-C-R-E-W-F-A-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.

Etymology

From screwface + -ed.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "screwfaced"?
"screwfaced" is spelled S-C-R-E-W-F-A-C-E-D.
What does "screwfaced" mean?
As an adjective, "screwfaced" means: Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
What is the origin of the word "screwfaced"?
From screwface + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “screwfaced”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-C-R-E-W-F-A-C-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list