dysfunction
Dysfunction can refer to (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group.
Length
11
Scrabble
20
WWF
23
Starts
DY
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DYSFUNCTION” Mean?
/dɪsˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
dysfunction has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sense(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
“erectile dysfunction”
“sexual relationship dysfunction”
Synonyms
Synonyms for DYSFUNCTION
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
11
Vowels
3
Consonants
8
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Definition
(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
Length
11 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
8
Letters
D, Y, S, F, U, N, C, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DYSFUNCTION has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DYSFUNCTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DYSFUNCTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆DYSFUNCTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJF
CV Pattern
CCCCVCCCVVC
Vowel Share
27%
Consonant Share
73%
Bigrams
DY, YS, SF, FU, UN, NC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
DYS, YSF, SFU, FUN, UNC, NCT, CTI, TIO, ION
Crossword Intelligence
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