controversial
Controversial is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by or capable of arousing controversy.
Length
13
Scrabble
18
WWF
22
Starts
CO
Ends
IAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTROVERSIAL” Mean?
/ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/
controversial has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensemarked by or capable of arousing controversy
“the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial”
“Rushdie's controversial book”
“a controversial decision on affirmative action”
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
marked by or capable of arousing controversy
Length
13 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
L
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
C, O, N, T, R, O, V, E, R, S, I, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTROVERSIAL has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTROVERSIAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTROVERSIAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆CONTROVERSIAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
11
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFGEHIJK
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TR, RO, OV, VE, ER, RS, SI, IA, AL
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTR, TRO, ROV, OVE, VER, ERS, RSI, SIA, IAL
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