extirpate
Extirpate commonly means to destroy completely, as if down to the roots, pull up by or as if by the roots, or surgically remove (an organ).
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
19
Starts
EX
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXTIRPATE” Mean?
/ˈɛkstəpeɪt/
extirpate has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesdestroy completely, as if down to the roots
“the vestiges of political democracy were soon uprooted”
“root out corruption”
Synonyms
pull up by or as if by the roots
“uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden”
Synonyms
surgically remove (an organ)
Synonyms for EXTIRPATE
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
destroy completely, as if down to the roots
Length
9 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, T, I, R, P, A, T, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTIRPATE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTIRPATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTIRPATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆EXTIRPATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGCA
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TI, IR, RP, PA, AT, TE
Trigrams
EXT, XTI, TIR, IRP, RPA, PAT, ATE
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