extrinsic
Extrinsic is also used as adjective, with meanings including not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
20
Starts
EX
Ends
SIC
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXTRINSIC” Mean?
/ɛks.ˈtɹɪn.zɪk/
extrinsic has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensenot forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
“extrinsic evidence”
“an extrinsic feature of the new building”
“that style is something extrinsic to the subject”
“looking for extrinsic aid”
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
Length
9 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
C
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
E, X, T, R, I, N, S, I, C
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTRINSIC can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTRINSIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTRINSIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTRINSIC 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
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEH
CV Pattern
VCCCVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TR, RI, IN, NS, SI, IC
Trigrams
EXT, XTR, TRI, RIN, INS, NSI, SIC
Crossword Intelligence
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