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competition

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/noun

Competition can refer to a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers, an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants, or the act of competing as for profit or a prize.

4 meanings11 lettersScrabble 17

Length

11

Scrabble

17

WWF

21

Starts

CO

Ends

ION

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “COMPETITION” Mean?

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/

competition has 4 documented senses across noun.

Noun

4 senses
1

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

business competition can be fiendish at times

2

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Synonyms

3

the act of competing as for profit or a prize

the teams were in fierce contention for first place

4

the contestant you hope to defeat

he had respect for his rivals

he wanted to know what the competition was doing

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

11

Vowels

5

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

Explore the word competition with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

Length

11 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

N

Vowels

5

Consonants

6

Letters

C, O, M, P, E, T, I, T, I, O, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

c
o
m
p
e
t
i
t
i
o
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for competition.

COMPETITION is a 11-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with C and ends with N.
It contains 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 45%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGFGBH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using competition in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

COMPETITION has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

COMPETITION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

COMPETITION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

COMPETITION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside competition.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGFGBH

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVCVVC

Vowel Share

45%

Consonant Share

55%

Bigrams

CO, OM, MP, PE, ET, TI, IT, TI, IO, ON

Trigrams

COM, OMP, MPE, PET, ETI, TIT, ITI, TIO, ION

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for competition.

COMPETITION is a 11-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with C and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 11 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCVCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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