explosion
Explosion can refer to a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction, the act of exploding or bursting, or the noise caused by an explosion.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
EX
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXPLOSION” Mean?
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/
explosion has 7 documented senses across noun.
Noun
7 sensesa violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Synonyms
the act of exploding or bursting
“the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
“the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft”
Synonyms
a sudden great increase
“the population explosion”
“the information explosion”
the noise caused by an explosion
“the explosion was heard a mile away”
the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
Synonyms
a sudden outburst
“an explosion of laughter”
“an explosion of rage”
Show 1 more noun definition
a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
Synonyms for EXPLOSION
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Length
9 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, P, L, O, S, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXPLOSION can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXPLOSION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXPLOSION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXPLOSION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEH
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
EX, XP, PL, LO, OS, SI, IO, ON
Trigrams
EXP, XPL, PLO, LOS, OSI, SIO, ION
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