diagonal
Diagonal can refer to a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric, an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard, or a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information. Diagonal is also used as adjective, with meanings including connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
13
Starts
DI
Ends
NAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DIAGONAL” Mean?
/daɪˈæɡənəl/
diagonal has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
5 senses(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
Synonyms
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
“the bishop moves on the diagonals”
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
L
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
D, I, A, G, O, N, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DIAGONAL has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DIAGONAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DIAGONAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DIAGONAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFCG
CV Pattern
CVVCVCVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
DI, IA, AG, GO, ON, NA, AL
Trigrams
DIA, IAG, AGO, GON, ONA, NAL
Crossword Intelligence
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