anapest
Anapest can refer to a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables.
Length
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
AN
Ends
EST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ANAPEST” Mean?
/ˈæ.nə.piːst/
anapest has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Synonyms
Synonyms for ANAPEST
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
Length
7 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
A, N, A, P, E, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ANAPEST has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ANAPEST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ANAPEST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ANAPEST 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
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABACDEF
CV Pattern
VCVCVCC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
AN, NA, AP, PE, ES, ST
Trigrams
ANA, NAP, APE, PES, EST
Crossword Intelligence
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Related Words
aa
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aah
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aahed
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aahing
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aahs
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aal
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aalii
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aaliis
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aals
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