devolution
Devolution can refer to the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality or the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Length
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
18
Starts
DE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEVOLUTION” Mean?
/diːvəˈluːʃən/
devolution has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesthe process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Synonyms
the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEVOLUTION
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, V, O, L, U, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEVOLUTION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVOLUTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVOLUTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVOLUTION 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
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHDI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VO, OL, LU, UT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DEV, EVO, VOL, OLU, LUT, UTI, TIO, ION
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