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ballottement

noun

Ballottement can refer to a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus).

1 meaning12 lettersScrabble 16

Length

12

Scrabble

16

WWF

21

Starts

BA

Ends

ENT

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “BALLOTTEMENT” Mean?

ballottement has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

12

Vowels

4

Consonants

8

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)

Length

12 letters

Starts With

B

Ends With

T

Vowels

4

Consonants

8

Letters

B, A, L, L, O, T, T, E, M, E, N, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

b
a
l
l
o
t
t
e
m
e
n
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for ballottement.

BALLOTTEMENT is a 12-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 16.
It starts with B and ends with T.
It contains 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 4 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDEEFGFHE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

BALLOTTEMENT has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

BALLOTTEMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

4

Highest Value Letter

B

Letter Pattern

ABCCDEEFGFHE

CV Pattern

CVCCVCCVCVCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

BA, AL, LL, LO, OT, TT, TE, EM, ME, EN, NT

Trigrams

BAL, ALL, LLO, LOT, OTT, TTE, TEM, EME, MEN, ENT

Crossword Intelligence

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

BALLOTTEMENT is a 12-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with B and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCCVCVCC.
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 12 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCCVCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 16, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with B and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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