anopheles
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
AN
Ends
LES
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ANOPHELES” Mean?
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
A mosquito of the genus Anopheles, some insects of which transmit various parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are the cause of malaria.
Length
9 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
A, N, O, P, H, E, L, E, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★ANOPHELES has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ANOPHELES is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ANOPHELES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ANOPHELES contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGFH
CV Pattern
VCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
AN, NO, OP, PH, HE, EL, LE, ES
Trigrams
ANO, NOP, OPH, PHE, HEL, ELE, LES
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