dependent
Dependent can refer to a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support). Dependent is also used as adjective, with meanings including relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEPENDENT” Mean?
/dɪˈpɛndənt/
dependent has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
6 sensesrelying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
“dependent children”
“dependent on moisture”
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
“a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence”
Synonyms
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
“subject peoples”
“a dependent prince”
Synonyms
Noun
1 sensea person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, P, E, N, D, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEPENDENT has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEPENDENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPENDENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEPENDENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCBDABDE
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, EP, PE, EN, ND, DE, EN, NT
Trigrams
DEP, EPE, PEN, END, NDE, DEN, ENT
Crossword Intelligence
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