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avoidance

/əˈvɔɪdəns/noun

Avoidance can refer to deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 15

Length

9

Scrabble

15

WWF

18

Starts

AV

Ends

NCE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “AVOIDANCE” Mean?

/əˈvɔɪdəns/

avoidance has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Synonyms for AVOIDANCE

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

9

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

Explore the word avoidance with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

Length

9 letters

Starts With

A

Ends With

E

Vowels

5

Consonants

4

Letters

A, V, O, I, D, A, N, C, E

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

a
v
o
i
d
a
n
c
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for avoidance.

AVOIDANCE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with A and ends with E.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 56%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEAFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: VCVVCVCCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

AVOIDANCE has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVOIDANCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AVOIDANCE 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 avoidance.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

V

Letter Pattern

ABCDEAFGH

CV Pattern

VCVVCVCCV

Vowel Share

56%

Consonant Share

44%

Bigrams

AV, VO, OI, ID, DA, AN, NC, CE

Trigrams

AVO, VOI, OID, IDA, DAN, ANC, NCE

Crossword Intelligence

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

AVOIDANCE is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with A and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCVVCVCCV.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is VCVVCVCCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with A and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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