detectives
Plural of detective
Length
10
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
DE
Ends
VES
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DETECTIVES” Mean?
plural of detective
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
plural of detective
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, T, E, C, T, I, V, E, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using detectives in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DETECTIVES has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DETECTIVES is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DETECTIVES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DETECTIVES contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDCEFBG
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DE, ET, TE, EC, CT, TI, IV, VE, ES
Trigrams
DET, ETE, TEC, ECT, CTI, TIV, IVE, VES
Crossword Intelligence
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