authoritative
Authoritative is also used as adjective, with meanings including having authority or ascendancy or influence.
Length
13
Scrabble
19
WWF
20
Starts
AU
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “AUTHORITATIVE” Mean?
/ɔːˈθɒɹɪˌteɪtɪv/
authoritative has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesendowed with authority
“an authoritative communique”
“the authorized biography”
Synonyms
having authority or ascendancy or influence
“an important official”
“the captain's authoritative manner”
Synonyms
Synonyms for AUTHORITATIVE
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
13
Vowels
7
Consonants
6
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Definition
endowed with authority
Length
13 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
7
Consonants
6
Letters
A, U, T, H, O, R, I, T, A, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★AUTHORITATIVE has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆AUTHORITATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆AUTHORITATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆AUTHORITATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGCACGHI
CV Pattern
VVCCVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
54%
Consonant Share
46%
Bigrams
AU, UT, TH, HO, OR, RI, IT, TA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
AUT, UTH, THO, HOR, ORI, RIT, ITA, TAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
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