discriminating
Discriminating is also used as adjective, with meanings including showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste.
Length
14
Scrabble
20
WWF
25
Starts
DI
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISCRIMINATING” Mean?
/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪneɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/
discriminating has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesshowing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
“the discriminating eye of the connoisseur”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
“an acute observer of politics and politicians”
“incisive comments”
“icy knifelike reasoning”
“as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang”
Synonyms for DISCRIMINATING
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
14
Vowels
5
Consonants
9
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Definition
showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste
Length
14 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
G
Vowels
5
Consonants
9
Letters
D, I, S, C, R, I, M, I, N, A, T, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DISCRIMINATING has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISCRIMINATING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRIMINATING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 14-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISCRIMINATING 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
4
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFBGHIBGJ
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SC, CR, RI, IM, MI, IN, NA, AT, TI, IN, NG
Trigrams
DIS, ISC, SCR, CRI, RIM, IMI, MIN, INA, NAT, ATI, TIN, ING
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