distant
Distant is also used as adjective, with meanings including separated in space or coming from or going to a distance.
Length
7
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
DI
Ends
ANT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “DISTANT” Mean?
/ˈdɪstənt/
distant has 5 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
5 sensesseparated in space or coming from or going to a distance
“distant villages”
“the sound of distant traffic”
“a distant sound”
“a distant telephone call”
far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship
“a distant cousin”
“a remote relative”
“a distant likeness”
“considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
Length
7 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
D, I, S, T, A, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTANT has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISTANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTANT 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
1
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFD
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
DI, IS, ST, TA, AN, NT
Trigrams
DIS, IST, STA, TAN, ANT
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