extinct
Extinct is also used as adjective, with meanings including no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives.
Length
7
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
EX
Ends
NCT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “EXTINCT” Mean?
/ɪkˈstɪŋkt/
extinct has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesno longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
“an extinct species of fish”
“an extinct royal family”
“extinct laws and customs”
Synonyms
(of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive
“an extinct volcano”
being out or having grown cold
“threw his extinct cigarette into the stream”
“the fire is out”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
Length
7 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, T, I, N, C, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTINCT can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTINCT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTINCT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTINCT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFC
CV Pattern
VCCVCCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TI, IN, NC, CT
Trigrams
EXT, XTI, TIN, INC, NCT
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