captive
Captive can refer to an animal that is confined, a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war, or a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion. Captive is also used as adjective, with meanings including giving or marked by complete attention to.
Length
7
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
CA
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CAPTIVE” Mean?
/ˈkæptɪv/
captive has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesbeing in captivity
Synonyms
Noun
3 sensesa person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Synonyms
an animal that is confined
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
being in captivity
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
C, A, P, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CAPTIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CAPTIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CAPTIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CAPTIVE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
CA, AP, PT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
CAP, APT, PTI, TIV, IVE
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