delinquent
Delinquent can refer to a young offender. Delinquent is also used as adjective, with meanings including failing in what duty requires.
Length
10
Scrabble
20
WWF
24
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DELINQUENT” Mean?
/dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/
delinquent has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesguilty of a misdeed
“delinquent minors”
failing in what duty requires
“derelict (or delinquent) in his duty”
“neglectful of his duties”
“remiss of you not to pay your bills”
Synonyms
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
“an overdue installment”
“a delinquent account”
Synonyms
Noun
1 sensea young offender
Synonyms for DELINQUENT
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
guilty of a misdeed
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, L, I, N, Q, U, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DELINQUENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DELINQUENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DELINQUENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Q
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBEH
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DE, EL, LI, IN, NQ, QU, UE, EN, NT
Trigrams
DEL, ELI, LIN, INQ, NQU, QUE, UEN, ENT
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