discredit
Discredit can refer to the state of being held in low esteem. As a verb, discredit can mean to cause to be distrusted or disbelieved, reject as false; refuse to accept, or damage the reputation of.
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
DI
Ends
DIT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISCREDIT” Mean?
discredit has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensethe state of being held in low esteem
“your actions will bring discredit to your name”
“because of the scandal, the school has fallen into disrepute”
Synonyms
Verb
3 sensescause to be distrusted or disbelieved
“The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary”
damage the reputation of
“This newspaper story discredits the politicians”
“The performance is likely to discredit Sue”
Synonyms
reject as false; refuse to accept
Synonyms
Synonyms for DISCREDIT
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
the state of being held in low esteem
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
D, I, S, C, R, E, D, I, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DISCREDIT has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISCREDIT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCREDIT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCREDIT 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
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFABG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SC, CR, RE, ED, DI, IT
Trigrams
DIS, ISC, SCR, CRE, RED, EDI, DIT
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