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dehydrate

/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪt/verb

Dehydrate commonly means to preserve by removing all water and liquids from, remove water from, or lose water or moisture.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 17

Length

9

Scrabble

17

WWF

15

Starts

DE

Ends

ATE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DEHYDRATE” Mean?

/diːhaɪdˈɹeɪt/

dehydrate has 3 documented senses across verb.

Verb

3 senses
1

preserve by removing all water and liquids from

carry dehydrated food on your camping trip

Synonyms

2

remove water from

All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me

Synonyms

3

lose water or moisture

In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly

Synonyms for DEHYDRATE

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

9

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Word Intelligence

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Definition

preserve by removing all water and liquids from

Length

9 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

6

Letters

D, E, H, Y, D, R, A, T, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
e
h
y
d
r
a
t
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dehydrate.

DEHYDRATE is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 17.
It starts with D and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDAEFGB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dehydrate in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

DEHYDRATE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DEHYDRATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEHYDRATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEHYDRATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside dehydrate.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDAEFGB

CV Pattern

CVCCCCVCV

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DE, EH, HY, YD, DR, RA, AT, TE

Trigrams

DEH, EHY, HYD, YDR, DRA, RAT, ATE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dehydrate.

DEHYDRATE is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with D and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCCCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 17, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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