dispense
Dispense commonly means to administer or bestow, as in small portions, give or apply (medications), or grant a dispensation; grant an exemption.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
DI
Ends
NSE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISPENSE” Mean?
/dɪsˈpɛns/
dispense has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesadminister or bestow, as in small portions
“administer critical remarks to everyone present”
“dole out some money”
“shell out pocket money for the children”
“deal a blow to someone”
Synonyms
grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
“I was dispensed from this terrible task”
give or apply (medications)
Synonyms
Synonyms for DISPENSE
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
administer or bestow, as in small portions
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, I, S, P, E, N, S, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DISPENSE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISPENSE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISPENSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISPENSE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFCE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DI, IS, SP, PE, EN, NS, SE
Trigrams
DIS, ISP, SPE, PEN, ENS, NSE
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