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dilute

/daɪˈljuːt/adjective · verb

Dilute commonly means to lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture or corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. Dilute is also used as adjective, with meanings including reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 7

Length

6

Scrabble

7

WWF

9

Starts

DI

Ends

UTE

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DILUTE” Mean?

/daɪˈljuːt/

dilute has 3 documented senses across adjective, verb.

Adjective

1 sense
1

reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

diluted alcohol

a dilute solution

dilute acetic acid

Synonyms

Verb

2 senses
1

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

cut bourbon

2

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

adulterate liquor

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

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Definition

reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

Length

6 letters

Starts With

D

Ends With

E

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

D, I, L, U, T, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

d
i
l
u
t
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dilute.

DILUTE is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 7.
It starts with D and ends with E.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEF.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using dilute in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

DILUTE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

DILUTE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

DILUTE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

DILUTE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

0

Highest Value Letter

D

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

DI, IL, LU, UT, TE

Trigrams

DIL, ILU, LUT, UTE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for dilute.

DILUTE is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with D and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 7, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with D and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Every letter appears only once.

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