capitate
Capitate can refer to the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus. Capitate is also used as adjective, with meanings including being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
CA
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CAPITATE” Mean?
capitate has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensebeing abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
Noun
1 sensethe wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
C, A, P, I, T, A, T, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CAPITATE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CAPITATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CAPITATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CAPITATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
CA, AP, PI, IT, TA, AT, TE
Trigrams
CAP, API, PIT, ITA, TAT, ATE
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