duplicitous
Duplicitous is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.
Length
11
Scrabble
16
WWF
21
Starts
DU
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DUPLICITOUS” Mean?
/djʊˈplɪsɪtəs/
duplicitous has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensemarked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
“{'source': 'Israel Zangwill', 'text': 'she was a deceitful scheming little thing'}”
“a double-dealing double agent”
“{'source': 'W.M.Thackeray', 'text': 'a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer'}”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DUPLICITOUS
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
S
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
D, U, P, L, I, C, I, T, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DUPLICITOUS has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DUPLICITOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DUPLICITOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DUPLICITOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFEGHBI
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
DU, UP, PL, LI, IC, CI, IT, TO, OU, US
Trigrams
DUP, UPL, PLI, LIC, ICI, CIT, ITO, TOU, OUS
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