decrease
Decrease can refer to a process of becoming smaller or shorter, the amount by which something decreases, or the act of decreasing or reducing something. As a verb, decrease can mean to decrease in size, extent, or range or make become smaller.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DE
Ends
ASE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DECREASE” Mean?
/dɪˈkɹiːs/
decrease has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa change downward
“there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided”
“there was a sharp drop-off in sales”
Synonyms
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Synonyms
the amount by which something decreases
Synonyms
the act of decreasing or reducing something
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
a change downward
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, C, R, E, A, S, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DECREASE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DECREASE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DECREASE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DECREASE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFB
CV Pattern
CVCCVVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EC, CR, RE, EA, AS, SE
Trigrams
DEC, ECR, CRE, REA, EAS, ASE
Crossword Intelligence
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