deduction
Deduction can refer to an amount or percentage deducted, something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied), or the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole).
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEDUCTION” Mean?
/dɪˈdʌkʃən/
deduction has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesa reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
an amount or percentage deducted
Synonyms
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
“his resignation had political implications”
Synonyms
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Synonyms
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
“he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks”
Synonyms
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEDUCTION
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, D, U, C, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEDUCTION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEDUCTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEDUCTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEDUCTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABACDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DE, ED, DU, UC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DED, EDU, DUC, UCT, CTI, TIO, ION
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