desiccation
Desiccation can refer to the process of extracting moisture or dryness resulting from the removal of water.
Length
11
Scrabble
16
WWF
19
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DESICCATION” Mean?
/ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/
desiccation has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesdryness resulting from the removal of water
Synonyms
the process of extracting moisture
Synonyms
Synonyms for DESICCATION
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
dryness resulting from the removal of water
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, S, I, C, C, A, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DESICCATION has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DESICCATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DESICCATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DESICCATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEEFGDHI
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
DE, ES, SI, IC, CC, CA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DES, ESI, SIC, ICC, CCA, CAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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