delinquency
Delinquency can refer to a tendency to be negligent and uncaring, nonpayment of a debt when due, or an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor.
Length
11
Scrabble
26
WWF
30
Starts
DE
Ends
NCY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DELINQUENCY” Mean?
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənsi/
delinquency has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesnonpayment of a debt when due
a tendency to be negligent and uncaring
“he inherited his delinquency from his father”
“his derelictions were not really intended as crimes”
“his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities”
Synonyms
an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
Synonyms for DELINQUENCY
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
nonpayment of a debt when due
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
D, E, L, I, N, Q, U, E, N, C, Y
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DELINQUENCY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DELINQUENCY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DELINQUENCY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Q
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBEHI
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVVCCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
DE, EL, LI, IN, NQ, QU, UE, EN, NC, CY
Trigrams
DEL, ELI, LIN, INQ, NQU, QUE, UEN, ENC, NCY
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