dilapidated
Dilapidated is also used as adjective, with meanings including in deplorable condition.
Length
11
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
DI
Ends
TED
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DILAPIDATED” Mean?
/dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtəd/
dilapidated has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensein deplorable condition
“a street of bedraggled tenements”
“a broken-down fence”
“a ramshackle old pier”
“a tumble-down shack”
Synonyms for DILAPIDATED
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
in deplorable condition
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
D
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
D, I, L, A, P, I, D, A, T, E, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DILAPIDATED has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DILAPIDATED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DILAPIDATED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DILAPIDATED contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBADFGA
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVCVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
DI, IL, LA, AP, PI, ID, DA, AT, TE, ED
Trigrams
DIL, ILA, LAP, API, PID, IDA, DAT, ATE, TED
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