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decrepit

/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/•adjective

Decrepit is also used as adjective, with meanings including worn and broken down by hard use.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

PIT

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DECREPIT” Mean?

/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/

decrepit has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

worn and broken down by hard use

“a creaky shack”

“a decrepit bus … its seats held together with friction tape”

“a flea-bitten sofa”

“a run-down neighborhood”

Synonyms

creaky derelict woebegone

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

“a feeble old woman”

“her body looked sapless”

Synonyms

debile feeble infirm rickety sapless weak weakly

Synonyms for DECREPIT

creaky derelict woebegone debile feeble infirm rickety sapless weak weakly

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word decrepit with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

worn and broken down by hard use

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, C, R, E, P, I, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for decrepit.

DECREPIT is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with D and ends with T.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDBEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DECREPIT has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DECREPIT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DECREPIT 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 decrepit.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDBEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVCVC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

DE, EC, CR, RE, EP, PI, IT

Trigrams

DEC, ECR, CRE, REP, EPI, PIT

Crossword Intelligence

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

DECREPIT is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with D and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.