contributory
Contributory is also used as adjective, with meanings including tending to bring about; being partly responsible for.
Length
12
Scrabble
19
WWF
22
Starts
CO
Ends
ORY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTRIBUTORY” Mean?
contributory has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensetending to bring about; being partly responsible for
“working conditions are not conducive to productivity”
“the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city”
“a contributory factor”
Synonyms for CONTRIBUTORY
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
12
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
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Definition
tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
Length
12 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
8
Letters
C, O, N, T, R, I, B, U, T, O, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTRIBUTORY has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTRIBUTORY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRIBUTORY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTRIBUTORY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHDBEI
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TR, RI, IB, BU, UT, TO, OR, RY
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTR, TRI, RIB, IBU, BUT, UTO, TOR, ORY
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