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association

/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/noun

Association can refer to a formal organization of people or groups of people, the act of consorting with or joining with others, or the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination.

8 meanings11 lettersScrabble 13

Length

11

Scrabble

13

WWF

15

Starts

AS

Ends

ION

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “ASSOCIATION” Mean?

/əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən/

association has 8 documented senses across noun.

Noun

8 senses
1

a formal organization of people or groups of people

he joined the Modern Language Association

2

the act of consorting with or joining with others

you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association

3

the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination

his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break

4

the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

conditioning is a form of learning by association

5

a social or business relationship

a valuable financial affiliation

he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team

many close associations with England

6

a relation resulting from interaction or dependence

flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear

the host is not always injured by association with a parasite

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7

(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

8

(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

Synonyms for ASSOCIATION

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

11

Vowels

6

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a formal organization of people or groups of people

Length

11 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

N

Vowels

6

Consonants

5

Letters

A, S, S, O, C, I, A, T, I, O, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

a
s
s
o
c
i
a
t
i
o
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for association.

ASSOCIATION is a 11-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with A and ends with N.
It contains 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 55%.
It has 4 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABBCDEAFECG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCVVCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using association in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ASSOCIATION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ASSOCIATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASSOCIATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ASSOCIATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside association.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

4

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABBCDEAFECG

CV Pattern

VCCVCVVCVVC

Vowel Share

55%

Consonant Share

45%

Bigrams

AS, SS, SO, OC, CI, IA, AT, TI, IO, ON

Trigrams

ASS, SSO, SOC, OCI, CIA, IAT, ATI, TIO, ION

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for association.

ASSOCIATION is a 11-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 6 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCVVCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 11 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCCVCVVCVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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