defoliation
Defoliation can refer to causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) or the loss of foliage.
Length
11
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEFOLIATION” Mean?
/diːˌfəʊliːˈ(j)eɪʃən/
defoliation has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesthe loss of foliage
causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
11
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
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Definition
the loss of foliage
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, F, O, L, I, A, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHFDI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVCVVC
Vowel Share
55%
Consonant Share
45%
Bigrams
DE, EF, FO, OL, LI, IA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DEF, EFO, FOL, OLI, LIA, IAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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