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dingbat

/ˈdɪŋˌbæt/•noun

Dingbat can refer to a silly empty-headed person.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

BAT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DINGBAT” Mean?

/ˈdɪŋˌbæt/

dingbat has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense

a silly empty-headed person

“you would be a dingbat even to try it”

“yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister”

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word dingbat with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a silly empty-headed person

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, I, N, G, B, A, T

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for dingbat.

DINGBAT is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with D and ends with T.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DINGBAT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

DINGBAT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCCCVC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

DI, IN, NG, GB, BA, AT

Trigrams

DIN, ING, NGB, GBA, BAT

Crossword Intelligence

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

DINGBAT is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with D and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCVC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.