deviate
Deviate can refer to a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. As a verb, deviate can mean to cause to turn away from a previous or expected course, be at variance with; be out of line with, or turn aside; turn away from.
Length
7
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DE
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DEVIATE” Mean?
deviate has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
1 sensea person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
11
Letters
7
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
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Definition
markedly different from an accepted norm
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
3
Letters
D, E, V, I, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DEVIATE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVIATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVIATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVIATE 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
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFB
CV Pattern
CVCVVCV
Vowel Share
57%
Consonant Share
43%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VI, IA, AT, TE
Trigrams
DEV, EVI, VIA, IAT, ATE
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