abstention
Abstention can refer to the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol).
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
AB
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ABSTENTION” Mean?
/əbˈstɛn.ʃn̩/
abstention has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensethe trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Synonyms
Synonyms for ABSTENTION
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Length
10 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
A, B, S, T, E, N, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ABSTENTION has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ABSTENTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ABSTENTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆ABSTENTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFDGHF
CV Pattern
VCCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
AB, BS, ST, TE, EN, NT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
ABS, BST, STE, TEN, ENT, NTI, TIO, ION
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