catapult
Catapult can refer to a device that launches aircraft from a warship, a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones, or an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles. As a verb, catapult can mean to shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult or hurl as if with a sling.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
CA
Ends
ULT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CATAPULT” Mean?
/ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/
catapult has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa device that launches aircraft from a warship
Synonyms
an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
Verb
2 sensesshoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult
“the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
Length
8 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
C, A, T, A, P, U, L, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CATAPULT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CATAPULT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CATAPULT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CATAPULT 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
ABCBDEFC
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
CA, AT, TA, AP, PU, UL, LT
Trigrams
CAT, ATA, TAP, APU, PUL, ULT
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