contrariwise
Contrariwise is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a contrary disobedient manner.
Length
12
Scrabble
17
WWF
19
Starts
CO
Ends
ISE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTRARIWISE” Mean?
contrariwise has 3 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
3 sensesin a contrary disobedient manner
Synonyms
with the order reversed
“she hates him and vice versa”
contrary to expectations
“he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends”
Synonyms
Synonyms for CONTRARIWISE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
12
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
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Definition
in a contrary disobedient manner
Length
12 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Letters
C, O, N, T, R, A, R, I, W, I, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTRARIWISE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTRARIWISE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRARIWISE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRARIWISE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFEGHGIJ
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
42%
Consonant Share
58%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TR, RA, AR, RI, IW, WI, IS, SE
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTR, TRA, RAR, ARI, RIW, IWI, WIS, ISE
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