contiguous
Contiguous is also used as adjective, with meanings including very close or connected in space or time.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
18
Starts
CO
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTIGUOUS” Mean?
/kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
contiguous has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesvery close or connected in space or time
“contiguous events”
“immediate contact”
“the immediate vicinity”
“the immediate past”
Synonyms
connecting without a break; within a common boundary
“the 48 conterminous states”
“the contiguous 48 states”
Synonyms
having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
“Rhode Island has two bordering states: Massachusetts and Connecticut”
“the side of Germany conterminous with France”
“Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho”
“neighboring cities”
Synonyms for CONTIGUOUS
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
very close or connected in space or time
Length
10 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
S
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
C, O, N, T, I, G, U, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CONTIGUOUS has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTIGUOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTIGUOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTIGUOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TI, IG, GU, UO, OU, US
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTI, TIG, IGU, GUO, UOU, OUS
Crossword Intelligence
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