complement
Complement can refer to a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction, a complete number or quantity, or number needed to make up a whole force. As a verb, complement can mean to make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to.
Length
10
Scrabble
18
WWF
24
Starts
CO
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “COMPLEMENT” Mean?
/ˈkɒmpləmənt/
complement has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
a complete number or quantity
“a full complement”
number needed to make up a whole force
“a full complement of workers”
something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
“a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner”
“wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish”
Synonyms
one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
either of two parts that mutually complete each other
Verb
1 sensemake complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
“I need some pepper to complement the sweet touch in the soup”
Synonyms for COMPLEMENT
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
Length
10 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
C, O, M, P, L, E, M, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★COMPLEMENT has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COMPLEMENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆COMPLEMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆COMPLEMENT 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
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFCFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
CO, OM, MP, PL, LE, EM, ME, EN, NT
Trigrams
COM, OMP, MPL, PLE, LEM, EME, MEN, ENT
Crossword Intelligence
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