defeatism
Defeatism can refer to acceptance of the inevitability of defeat.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
ISM
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEFEATISM” Mean?
/dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/
defeatism has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseacceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
M
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, F, E, A, T, I, S, M
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEFEATISM has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFEATISM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFEATISM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVVCVCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EA, AT, TI, IS, SM
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEA, EAT, ATI, TIS, ISM
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