distemper
Distemper can refer to an angry and disagreeable mood, any of various infectious viral diseases of animals, or a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder. As a verb, distemper can mean to paint with distemper.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
DI
Ends
PER
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISTEMPER” Mean?
/dɪsˈtɛmpə(ɹ)/
distemper has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesany of various infectious viral diseases of animals
an angry and disagreeable mood
paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
Verb
1 sensepaint with distemper
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
Length
9 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
R
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
D, I, S, T, E, M, P, E, R
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DISTEMPER has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISTEMPER is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTEMPER can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆DISTEMPER contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
DI, IS, ST, TE, EM, MP, PE, ER
Trigrams
DIS, IST, STE, TEM, EMP, MPE, PER
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