amphitrichous
(of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
Length
13
Scrabble
25
WWF
27
Starts
AM
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “AMPHITRICHOUS” Mean?
(of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
(of bacteria) Having a single flagellum on each of two opposite ends. (Only one flagellum operates at a time, allowing the bacterium to reverse course rapidly by switching which flagellum is active.)
Length
13 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
A, M, P, H, I, T, R, I, C, H, O, U, S
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★AMPHITRICHOUS has a Scrabble score of 25. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆AMPHITRICHOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆AMPHITRICHOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆AMPHITRICHOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
11
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEHDIJK
CV Pattern
VCCCVCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
AM, MP, PH, HI, IT, TR, RI, IC, CH, HO, OU, US
Trigrams
AMP, MPH, PHI, HIT, ITR, TRI, RIC, ICH, CHO, HOU, OUS
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