astringent
Astringent can refer to a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals. Astringent is also used as adjective, with meanings including tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue.
Length
10
Scrabble
11
WWF
14
Starts
AS
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ASTRINGENT” Mean?
/əˈstɹɪn.dʒənt/
astringent has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
1 sensea drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
sour or bitter in taste
Length
10 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
A, S, T, R, I, N, G, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ASTRINGENT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ASTRINGENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆ASTRINGENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHFC
CV Pattern
VCCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
AS, ST, TR, RI, IN, NG, GE, EN, NT
Trigrams
AST, STR, TRI, RIN, ING, NGE, GEN, ENT
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