explanatory
Explanatory is also used as adjective, with meanings including serving or intended to explain or make clear.
Length
11
Scrabble
23
WWF
25
Starts
EX
Ends
ORY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXPLANATORY” Mean?
/ɪkˈsplanət(ə)ɹi/
explanatory has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseserving or intended to explain or make clear
“explanatory notes”
“an explanatory paragraph”
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
serving or intended to explain or make clear
Length
11 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
E, X, P, L, A, N, A, T, O, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXPLANATORY can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXPLANATORY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXPLANATORY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXPLANATORY 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
ABCDEFEGHIJ
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
EX, XP, PL, LA, AN, NA, AT, TO, OR, RY
Trigrams
EXP, XPL, PLA, LAN, ANA, NAT, ATO, TOR, ORY
Crossword Intelligence
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