amygdala
Amygdala can refer to an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
AM
Ends
ALA
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “AMYGDALA” Mean?
/əˈmɪɡ.də.lə/
amygdala has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior
Length
8 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
A
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
A, M, Y, G, D, A, L, A
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Scrabble Strategy
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★★☆☆☆AMYGDALA is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆AMYGDALA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEAFA
CV Pattern
VCCCCVCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
AM, MY, YG, GD, DA, AL, LA
Trigrams
AMY, MYG, YGD, GDA, DAL, ALA
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