desertion
Desertion can refer to the act of giving something up or withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility.
Length
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DESERTION” Mean?
/dɪˈzɜːʃən/
desertion has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 senseswithdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
“his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless”
Synonyms
the act of giving something up
Synonyms
Synonyms for DESERTION
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, S, E, R, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DESERTION has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESERTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESERTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DESERTION 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
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SE, ER, RT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DES, ESE, SER, ERT, RTI, TIO, ION
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