decisive
Decisive is also used as adjective, with meanings including determining or having the power to determine an outcome.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DECISIVE” Mean?
/dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
decisive has 4 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
4 sensesdetermining or having the power to determine an outcome
“cast the decisive vote”
“two factors had a decisive influence”
unmistakable
“had a decisive lead in the polls”
characterized by decision and firmness
“an able and decisive young woman”
“we needed decisive leadership”
“she gave him a decisive answer”
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
“a critical point in the campaign”
“the critical test”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DECISIVE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, C, I, S, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DECISIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DECISIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DECISIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DECISIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFB
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EC, CI, IS, SI, IV, VE
Trigrams
DEC, ECI, CIS, ISI, SIV, IVE
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