development
Development can refer to act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining, a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage), or a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
Length
11
Scrabble
19
WWF
24
Starts
DE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEVELOPMENT” Mean?
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
development has 9 documented senses across noun.
Noun
9 sensesact of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
“he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”
“they funded research and development”
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
“the development of his ideas took many years”
“the evolution of Greek civilization”
“the slow development of her skill as a writer”
Synonyms
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
“he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children”
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
“recent developments in Iraq”
“what a revolting development!”
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
“the development of Alaskan resources”
“the exploitation of copper deposits”
Synonyms
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
“such land is practical for small park developments”
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a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
“after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter”
“in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen”
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
“the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours”
Synonyms
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
Synonyms for DEVELOPMENT
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
D, E, V, E, L, O, P, M, E, N, T
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Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEVELOPMENT has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVELOPMENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVELOPMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DEVELOPMENT 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
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDEFGBHI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VE, EL, LO, OP, PM, ME, EN, NT
Trigrams
DEV, EVE, VEL, ELO, LOP, OPM, PME, MEN, ENT
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