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derogate

/ˈdɛɹəɡeɪt/•verb

Derogate commonly means to cause to seem less serious; play down.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ATE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “DEROGATE” Mean?

/ˈdɛɹəɡeɪt/

derogate has 1 documented sense across verb.

Verb

1 sense

cause to seem less serious; play down

“Don't belittle his influence”

Synonyms

minimize belittle denigrate

Synonyms for DEROGATE

minimize belittle denigrate

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word derogate with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

cause to seem less serious; play down

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, R, O, G, A, T, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for derogate.

DEROGATE is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with D and ends with E.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 50%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGB.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using derogate in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DEROGATE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DEROGATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEROGATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

DEROGATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside derogate.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGB

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

DE, ER, RO, OG, GA, AT, TE

Trigrams

DER, ERO, ROG, OGA, GAT, ATE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for derogate.

DEROGATE is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with D and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCV.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.