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adularia

noun

A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 9

Length

8

Scrabble

9

WWF

11

Starts

AD

Ends

RIA

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ADULARIA” Mean?

A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

8

Vowels

5

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities in metamorphic rocks. Some specimens reflect a bluish sheen along crystal faces. This phenomenon is called adularescence, and adularia with this property is called moonstone. (See sanidine).

Length

8 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

A

Vowels

5

Consonants

3

Letters

A, D, U, L, A, R, I, A

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
d
u
l
a
r
i
a

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for adularia.

ADULARIA is a 8-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 9.
It starts with A and ends with A.
It contains 5 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 63%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDAEFA.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVCVCVV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using adularia in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADULARIA has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ADULARIA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

D

Letter Pattern

ABCDAEFA

CV Pattern

VCVCVCVV

Vowel Share

63%

Consonant Share

37%

Bigrams

AD, DU, UL, LA, AR, RI, IA

Trigrams

ADU, DUL, ULA, LAR, ARI, RIA

Crossword Intelligence

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

ADULARIA is a 8-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with A, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVCVCVV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 8 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCVCVCVV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 9, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with A, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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