dextrous
Dextrous is also used as adjective, with meanings including skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
17
Starts
DE
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DEXTROUS” Mean?
dextrous has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseScrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, E, X, T, R, O, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DEXTROUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DEXTROUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DE, EX, XT, TR, RO, OU, US
Trigrams
DEX, EXT, XTR, TRO, ROU, OUS
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