characteristic
Characteristic can refer to a prominent attribute or aspect of something, a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something, or any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions. Characteristic is also used as adjective, with meanings including typical or distinctive.
Length
14
Scrabble
23
WWF
25
Starts
CH
Ends
TIC
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CHARACTERISTIC” Mean?
/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/
characteristic has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensetypical or distinctive
“heard my friend's characteristic laugh”
“red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn”
“stripes characteristic of the zebra”
Noun
4 sensesa prominent attribute or aspect of something
“the map showed roads and other features”
“generosity is one of his best characteristics”
Synonyms
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression ‘log 643 = 2.808’ the characteristic is 2
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
Synonyms for CHARACTERISTIC
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
14
Vowels
5
Consonants
9
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Definition
typical or distinctive
Length
14 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
C
Vowels
5
Consonants
9
Letters
C, H, A, R, A, C, T, E, R, I, S, T, I, C
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CHARACTERISTIC has a Scrabble score of 23. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CHARACTERISTIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CHARACTERISTIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 14-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CHARACTERISTIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
6
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCAEFDGHEGA
CV Pattern
CCVCVCCVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
CH, HA, AR, RA, AC, CT, TE, ER, RI, IS, ST, TI, IC
Trigrams
CHA, HAR, ARA, RAC, ACT, CTE, TER, ERI, RIS, IST, STI, TIC
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