exceptional
Exceptional is also used as adjective, with meanings including far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree.
Length
11
Scrabble
22
WWF
26
Starts
EX
Ends
NAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXCEPTIONAL” Mean?
/ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl/
exceptional has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesfar beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
“a night of exceeding darkness”
“an exceptional memory”
“olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy”
“the young Mozart's prodigious talents”
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
“he paid especial attention to her”
“exceptional kindness”
“a matter of particular and unusual importance”
“a special occasion”
Synonyms
deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
“special educational provisions for exceptional children”
Synonyms for EXCEPTIONAL
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Length
11 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
L
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
E, X, C, E, P, T, I, O, N, A, L
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
★★★★★EXCEPTIONAL can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXCEPTIONAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXCEPTIONAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXCEPTIONAL 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
X
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGHIJ
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVCVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
EX, XC, CE, EP, PT, TI, IO, ON, NA, AL
Trigrams
EXC, XCE, CEP, EPT, PTI, TIO, ION, ONA, NAL
Crossword Intelligence
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