deletion
Deletion can refer to any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases, the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage, or the act of deleting something written or printed.
Length
8
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DELETION” Mean?
/dɪˈliːʃən/
deletion has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesany process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Synonyms
(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
the act of deleting something written or printed
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, L, E, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DELETION has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DELETION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DELETION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DELETION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EL, LE, ET, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DEL, ELE, LET, ETI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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