detent
Detent can refer to a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DETENT” Mean?
/ˈdiːtɛnt/
detent has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseScrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Length
6 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, T, E, N, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DETENT has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DETENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DETENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DETENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCBDC
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, ET, TE, EN, NT
Trigrams
DET, ETE, TEN, ENT
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