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curtailment

noun

Curtailment can refer to the temporal property of being cut short, the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation, or the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable.

3 meanings11 lettersScrabble 15

Length

11

Scrabble

15

WWF

20

Starts

CU

Ends

ENT

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “CURTAILMENT” Mean?

curtailment has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses
1

the temporal property of being cut short

2

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

a suppression of the newspaper

Synonyms

3

the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Synonyms for CURTAILMENT

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

11

Vowels

4

Consonants

7

Word Intelligence

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Definition

the temporal property of being cut short

Length

11 letters

Starts With

C

Ends With

T

Vowels

4

Consonants

7

Letters

C, U, R, T, A, I, L, M, E, N, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

c
u
r
t
a
i
l
m
e
n
t

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for curtailment.

CURTAILMENT is a 11-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with C and ends with T.
It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 36%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFGHIJD.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVCCVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

CURTAILMENT has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

CURTAILMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

CURTAILMENT 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 curtailment.

Unique Letters

10

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

C

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGHIJD

CV Pattern

CVCCVVCCVCC

Vowel Share

36%

Consonant Share

64%

Bigrams

CU, UR, RT, TA, AI, IL, LM, ME, EN, NT

Trigrams

CUR, URT, RTA, TAI, AIL, ILM, LME, MEN, ENT

Crossword Intelligence

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

CURTAILMENT is a 11-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with C and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVCCVCC.
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 11 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVVCCVCC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with C and ends with T, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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