abbreviation
Abbreviation can refer to a shortened form of a word or phrase or shortening something by omitting parts of it.
Length
12
Scrabble
19
WWF
23
Starts
AB
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ABBREVIATION” Mean?
/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
abbreviation has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa shortened form of a word or phrase
shortening something by omitting parts of it
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
12
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a shortened form of a word or phrase
Length
12 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
N
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Letters
A, B, B, R, E, V, I, A, T, I, O, N
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
★★★★★ABBREVIATION has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ABBREVIATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ABBREVIATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ABBREVIATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEFAGFHI
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
AB, BB, BR, RE, EV, VI, IA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
ABB, BBR, BRE, REV, EVI, VIA, IAT, ATI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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