anticlockwise
Anticlockwise is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock or in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.
Length
13
Scrabble
24
WWF
28
Starts
AN
Ends
ISE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ANTICLOCKWISE” Mean?
/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/
anticlockwise has 2 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 sensein the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Synonyms
Adverb
1 sensein a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
“please move counterclockwise in a circle!”
Synonyms
Synonyms for ANTICLOCKWISE
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
Length
13 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
A, N, T, I, C, L, O, C, K, W, I, S, E
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
★★★★★ANTICLOCKWISE has a Scrabble score of 24. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ANTICLOCKWISE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ANTICLOCKWISE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ANTICLOCKWISE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
11
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEHIDJK
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
AN, NT, TI, IC, CL, LO, OC, CK, KW, WI, IS, SE
Trigrams
ANT, NTI, TIC, ICL, CLO, LOC, OCK, CKW, KWI, WIS, ISE
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