exception
Exception can refer to a deliberate act of omission, an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization, or grounds for adverse criticism.
Length
9
Scrabble
20
WWF
23
Starts
EX
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXCEPTION” Mean?
/əkˈsɛpʃən/
exception has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesan instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization
“all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child”
“an exception tests the rule”
grounds for adverse criticism
“his authority is beyond exception”
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a deliberate act of omission
Length
9 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, C, E, P, T, I, O, N
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXCEPTION can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXCEPTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXCEPTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXCEPTION 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
X
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
EX, XC, CE, EP, PT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
EXC, XCE, CEP, EPT, PTI, TIO, ION
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