discretionary
Discretionary is also used as adjective, with meanings including having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment.
Length
13
Scrabble
19
WWF
20
Starts
DI
Ends
ARY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISCRETIONARY” Mean?
/dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/
discretionary has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senseshaving or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
“The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds”
Synonyms
(especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed
“discretionary funds”
“discretionary income”
Synonyms for DISCRETIONARY
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
Length
13 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
Y
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
D, I, S, C, R, E, T, I, O, N, A, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DISCRETIONARY has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISCRETIONARY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRETIONARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRETIONARY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
11
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBHIJEK
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SC, CR, RE, ET, TI, IO, ON, NA, AR, RY
Trigrams
DIS, ISC, SCR, CRE, RET, ETI, TIO, ION, ONA, NAR, ARY
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