antithesis
Antithesis can refer to the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance or exact opposite.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
13
Starts
AN
Ends
SIS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ANTITHESIS” Mean?
/æn.ˈtɪ.θə.sɪs/
antithesis has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesexact opposite
“his theory is the antithesis of mine”
the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
exact opposite
Length
10 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
A, N, T, I, T, H, E, S, I, S
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
★★★★☆ANTITHESIS has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ANTITHESIS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ANTITHESIS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ANTITHESIS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGDG
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
AN, NT, TI, IT, TH, HE, ES, SI, IS
Trigrams
ANT, NTI, TIT, ITH, THE, HES, ESI, SIS
Crossword Intelligence
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