decrescendo
Decrescendo can refer to (music) a gradual decrease in loudness. As a verb, decrescendo can mean to grow quieter.
Length
11
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
DE
Ends
NDO
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DECRESCENDO” Mean?
/diːˌkɹɛˈʃɛndəʊ/
decrescendo has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 sense(music) gradually decreasing in volume
Synonyms
Noun
1 sense(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Synonyms
Verb
1 sensegrow quieter
“The music decrescendoes here”
Synonyms for DECRESCENDO
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
(music) gradually decreasing in volume
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
O
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
D, E, C, R, E, S, C, E, N, D, O
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DECRESCENDO is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DECRESCENDO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDBECBFAG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCCV
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
DE, EC, CR, RE, ES, SC, CE, EN, ND, DO
Trigrams
DEC, ECR, CRE, RES, ESC, SCE, CEN, END, NDO
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