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cosmopolitan

/ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/adjective · noun

Cosmopolitan can refer to a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries. Cosmopolitan is also used as adjective, with meanings including growing or occurring in many parts of the world.

4 meanings12 lettersScrabble 18

Length

12

Scrabble

18

WWF

23

Starts

CO

Ends

TAN

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “COSMOPOLITAN” Mean?

/ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/

cosmopolitan has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.

Adjective

3 senses
1

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

a cosmopolitan herb

cosmopolitan in distribution

2

composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

{'source': 'T.B. Macaulay', 'text': 'his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds'}

the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt

that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks

3

of worldwide scope or applicability

an issue of cosmopolitan import

{'source': 'Christopher Morley', 'text': 'the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time'}

universal experience

Noun

1 sense
1

a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

Synonyms

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

12

Vowels

5

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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Definition

growing or occurring in many parts of the world

Length

12 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

N

Vowels

5

Consonants

7

Letters

C, O, S, M, O, P, O, L, I, T, A, N

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

c
o
s
m
o
p
o
l
i
t
a
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for cosmopolitan.

COSMOPOLITAN is a 12-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 18.
It starts with C and ends with N.
It contains 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 42%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDBEBFGHIJ.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVCVCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using cosmopolitan in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

COSMOPOLITAN has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

COSMOPOLITAN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

COSMOPOLITAN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

COSMOPOLITAN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside cosmopolitan.

Unique Letters

10

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEBFGHIJ

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVCVCVC

Vowel Share

42%

Consonant Share

58%

Bigrams

CO, OS, SM, MO, OP, PO, OL, LI, IT, TA, AN

Trigrams

COS, OSM, SMO, MOP, OPO, POL, OLI, LIT, ITA, TAN

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for cosmopolitan.

COSMOPOLITAN is a 12-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with C and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVCVCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 12 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVCVCVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 18, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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