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addiction

/əˈdɪkʃən/•noun

Addiction can refer to an abnormally strong craving, being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs), or (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to their creditor); a surrender to a master.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 13

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ION

Difficulty

Hard

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What Does “ADDICTION” Mean?

/əˈdɪkʃən/

addiction has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Synonyms

dependence dependance dependency habituation

an abnormally strong craving

(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to their creditor); a surrender to a master

“under Roman law, addiction was the justification for slavery”

Synonyms for ADDICTION

dependence dependance dependency habituation

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Word Intelligence

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Definition

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

Length

9 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, D, D, I, C, T, I, O, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for addiction.

ADDICTION is a 9-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with A and ends with N.

It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 44%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBCDECFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

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Scrabble Strategy

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ADDICTION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADDICTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADDICTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBCDECFG

CV Pattern

VCCVCCVVC

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

AD, DD, DI, IC, CT, TI, IO, ON

Trigrams

ADD, DDI, DIC, ICT, CTI, TIO, ION

Crossword Intelligence

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

ADDICTION is a 9-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with A and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCCVVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.

Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.

With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.

The word begins with A and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.

Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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9 Letter Words Words With 13 Scrabble Points Words With 4 Vowels Words With 5 Consonants Words Starting With A Words Starting With AD Words Starting With ADD Words Ending In N Words Ending In ON Words Ending In ION Words Containing DDI 9 Letter Words Starting With A 9 Letter Words Starting With AD 9 Letter Words Ending In N 9 Letter Words Ending In ON Word Finder Anagram Solver Scrabble Word Finder Wordle Helper

Word Family

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