dexterous
Dexterous is also used as adjective, with meanings including skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands.
Length
9
Scrabble
17
WWF
18
Starts
DE
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEXTEROUS” Mean?
/ˈdɛkstɹəs/
dexterous has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseScrabble Score
17
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, X, T, E, R, O, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEXTEROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEXTEROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DE, EX, XT, TE, ER, RO, OU, US
Trigrams
DEX, EXT, XTE, TER, ERO, ROU, OUS
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