contingent
Contingent can refer to a gathering of persons representative of some larger group or a temporary military unit. Contingent is also used as adjective, with meanings including possible but not certain to occur.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
18
Starts
CO
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTINGENT” Mean?
/kənˈtɪn.dʒənt/
contingent has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensespossible but not certain to occur
“they had to plan for contingent expenses”
being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
“arms sales contingent on the approval of Congress”
uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances
“{'source': 'George Eliot', 'text': 'the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain'}”
Noun
2 sensesa gathering of persons representative of some larger group
“each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics”
Synonyms for CONTINGENT
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
possible but not certain to occur
Length
10 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
C, O, N, T, I, N, G, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CONTINGENT has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTINGENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTINGENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTINGENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFGCD
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TI, IN, NG, GE, EN, NT
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTI, TIN, ING, NGE, GEN, ENT
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