centipede
Centipede can refer to chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
CE
Ends
EDE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CENTIPEDE” Mean?
/ˈsɛnt.ɪ.pid/
centipede has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensechiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
C, E, N, T, I, P, E, D, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CENTIPEDE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CENTIPEDE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CENTIPEDE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CENTIPEDE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFBGB
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
CE, EN, NT, TI, IP, PE, ED, DE
Trigrams
CEN, ENT, NTI, TIP, IPE, PED, EDE
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