corruption
Corruption can refer to in a state of progressive putrefaction, lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain, or decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation).
Length
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
18
Starts
CO
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CORRUPTION” Mean?
/kəˈɹʌpʃən/
corruption has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 senseslack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
Synonyms
in a state of progressive putrefaction
Synonyms
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
“moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration”
“its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity”
“Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction”
destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
“corruption of a minor”
“the big city's subversion of rural innocence”
Synonyms
inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
“he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
Length
10 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
C, O, R, R, U, P, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CORRUPTION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CORRUPTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CORRUPTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆CORRUPTION 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
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCCDEFGBH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CO, OR, RR, RU, UP, PT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
COR, ORR, RRU, RUP, UPT, PTI, TIO, ION
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