devolve
Devolve commonly means to pass on or delegate to another, be inherited by, or grow progressively worse.
Length
7
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
DE
Ends
LVE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DEVOLVE” Mean?
/dɪˈvɒɫv/
devolve has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensespass on or delegate to another
“The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital”
grow progressively worse
“Her condition deteriorated”
“Conditions in the slums degenerated”
“The discussion devolved into a shouting match”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DEVOLVE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
pass on or delegate to another
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
D, E, V, O, L, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DEVOLVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEVOLVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVOLVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DEVOLVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDECB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
DE, EV, VO, OL, LV, VE
Trigrams
DEV, EVO, VOL, OLV, LVE
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