distribute
Distribute commonly means to administer or bestow, as in small portions, distribute or disperse widely, or cause to become widely known.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
DI
Ends
UTE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DISTRIBUTE” Mean?
/dɨˈstɹɪbjuːt/
distribute has 10 documented senses across verb.
Verb
10 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
distribute or disperse widely
“The invaders spread their language all over the country”
Synonyms
release a publication
“The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia”
“Sam and Sue distribute the movie”
give to several people
“The teacher handed out the exams”
cause to become widely known
“spread information”
“circulate a rumor”
“broadcast the news”
Show 4 more verb definitions
spread throughout a given area
“the function distributes the values evenly”
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
“Values distribute”
be mathematically distributive
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
administer or bestow, as in small portions
Length
10 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
D, I, S, T, R, I, B, U, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DISTRIBUTE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DISTRIBUTE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTRIBUTE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DISTRIBUTE 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
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFGDH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
DI, IS, ST, TR, RI, IB, BU, UT, TE
Trigrams
DIS, IST, STR, TRI, RIB, IBU, BUT, UTE
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