cornerstone
Cornerstone can refer to the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained, a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls, or a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies.
Length
11
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
CO
Ends
ONE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CORNERSTONE” Mean?
cornerstone has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
“the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture”
a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
Synonyms for CORNERSTONE
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Length
11 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
C, O, R, N, E, R, S, T, O, N, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CORNERSTONE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CORNERSTONE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CORNERSTONE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CORNERSTONE 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
4
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFGBDE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
CO, OR, RN, NE, ER, RS, ST, TO, ON, NE
Trigrams
COR, ORN, RNE, NER, ERS, RST, STO, TON, ONE
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