detergent
Detergent can refer to a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering or a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension. Detergent is also used as adjective, with meanings including having cleansing power.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DETERGENT” Mean?
/dɪˈtɜːdʒənt/
detergent has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensehaving cleansing power
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
Synonyms for DETERGENT
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
having cleansing power
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
D, E, T, E, R, G, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DETERGENT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DETERGENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DETERGENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DETERGENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEBFC
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DE, ET, TE, ER, RG, GE, EN, NT
Trigrams
DET, ETE, TER, ERG, RGE, GEN, ENT
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