dominant
Dominant can refer to an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different or (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale. Dominant is also used as adjective, with meanings including exercising influence or control.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
14
Starts
DO
Ends
ANT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DOMINANT” Mean?
/ˈdɒmɪnənt/
dominant has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesexercising influence or control
“television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
“the dominant partner in the marriage”
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
Noun
2 senses(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Synonyms for DOMINANT
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
exercising influence or control
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
D, O, M, I, N, A, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DOMINANT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOMINANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆DOMINANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFEG
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
DO, OM, MI, IN, NA, AN, NT
Trigrams
DOM, OMI, MIN, INA, NAN, ANT
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