derisory
Derisory is also used as adjective, with meanings including so unreasonable as to invite derision.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
ORY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DERISORY” Mean?
/dɪˈɹaɪzəɹi/
derisory has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseso unreasonable as to invite derision
“the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework”
“that's a cockeyed idea”
“ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer”
“a contribution so small as to be laughable”
Synonyms for DERISORY
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
so unreasonable as to invite derision
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, R, I, S, O, R, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DERISORY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DERISORY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DERISORY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DERISORY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFCG
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DE, ER, RI, IS, SO, OR, RY
Trigrams
DER, ERI, RIS, ISO, SOR, ORY
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