extortionate
Extortionate is also used as adjective, with meanings including greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation.
Length
12
Scrabble
19
WWF
20
Starts
EX
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXTORTIONATE” Mean?
/ɛkˈstɔːʃənət/
extortionate has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensegreatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
“exorbitant rent”
“extortionate prices”
“spends an outrageous amount on entertainment”
“usurious interest rate”
Synonyms for EXTORTIONATE
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
12
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
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Definition
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
Length
12 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Letters
E, X, T, O, R, T, I, O, N, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTORTIONATE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTORTIONATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTORTIONATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTORTIONATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFDGHCA
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TO, OR, RT, TI, IO, ON, NA, AT, TE
Trigrams
EXT, XTO, TOR, ORT, RTI, TIO, ION, ONA, NAT, ATE
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