clockwise
Clockwise is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock or in the direction that the hands of a clock move.
Length
9
Scrabble
20
WWF
23
Starts
CL
Ends
ISE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CLOCKWISE” Mean?
/ˈklɒkwaɪz/
clockwise has 2 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 sensein the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
Adverb
1 sensein the direction that the hands of a clock move
“please move clockwise in a circle”
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, L, O, C, K, W, I, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CLOCKWISE has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CLOCKWISE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CLOCKWISE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CLOCKWISE 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
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CL, LO, OC, CK, KW, WI, IS, SE
Trigrams
CLO, LOC, OCK, CKW, KWI, WIS, ISE
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