dictation
Dictation can refer to an authoritative direction or instruction to do something, speech intended for reproduction in writing, or matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
DI
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DICTATION” Mean?
/dɪkˈteɪʃən/
dictation has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesScrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
D, I, C, T, A, T, I, O, N
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
★★★★☆DICTATION has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DICTATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DICTATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DICTATION 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
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDBFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
DI, IC, CT, TA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DIC, ICT, CTA, TAT, ATI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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