discriminate
Discriminate commonly means to recognize or perceive the difference, treat differently on the basis of sex or race, or distinguish. Discriminate is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions.
Length
12
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
DI
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISCRIMINATE” Mean?
discriminate has 4 documented senses across adjective, verb.
Adjective
1 sensemarked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
“discriminate judgments”
“discriminate people”
Verb
3 sensesrecognize or perceive the difference
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Synonyms
distinguish
“I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish”
Synonyms for DISCRIMINATE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
12
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
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Definition
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
Length
12 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Letters
D, I, S, C, R, I, M, I, N, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DISCRIMINATE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISCRIMINATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRIMINATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRIMINATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFBGHIJ
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
42%
Consonant Share
58%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SC, CR, RI, IM, MI, IN, NA, AT, TE
Trigrams
DIS, ISC, SCR, CRI, RIM, IMI, MIN, INA, NAT, ATE
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