contumacy
Contumacy can refer to willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court or obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
22
Starts
CO
Ends
ACY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CONTUMACY” Mean?
/ˈkɒntjʊməsi/
contumacy has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 senseswillful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, O, N, T, U, M, A, C, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CONTUMACY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CONTUMACY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTUMACY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CONTUMACY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGAH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CO, ON, NT, TU, UM, MA, AC, CY
Trigrams
CON, ONT, NTU, TUM, UMA, MAC, ACY
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