defective
Defective is also used as adjective, with meanings including markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
20
Starts
DE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEFECTIVE” Mean?
/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
defective has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesScrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
having a defect
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, F, E, C, T, I, V, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEFECTIVE has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEFECTIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFECTIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEFECTIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FE, EC, CT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
DEF, EFE, FEC, ECT, CTI, TIV, IVE
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