determinative
Determinative can refer to a determining or causal element or factor or one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases. Determinative is also used as adjective, with meanings including having the power or quality of deciding.
Length
13
Scrabble
19
WWF
22
Starts
DE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DETERMINATIVE” Mean?
determinative has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensehaving the power or quality of deciding
“cast the deciding vote”
“the determinative (or determinant) battle”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesone of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
Synonyms
a determining or causal element or factor
“education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DETERMINATIVE
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
13
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
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Definition
having the power or quality of deciding
Length
13 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Letters
D, E, T, E, R, M, I, N, A, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DETERMINATIVE has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DETERMINATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DETERMINATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DETERMINATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGHCFIB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
46%
Consonant Share
54%
Bigrams
DE, ET, TE, ER, RM, MI, IN, NA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
DET, ETE, TER, ERM, RMI, MIN, INA, NAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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