ferment
Ferment can refer to a state of agitation or turbulent change or development, a substance capable of bringing about fermentation, or a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol. As a verb, ferment can mean to be in an agitated or excited state, cause to undergo fermentation, or work up into agitation or excitement.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
FE
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FERMENT” Mean?
/fəˈmɛnt/
ferment has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesa state of agitation or turbulent change or development
“the political ferment produced new leadership”
“social unrest”
a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
Verb
4 sensesbe in an agitated or excited state
“The Middle East is fermenting”
“Her mind ferments”
work up into agitation or excitement
“This religion is fermenting Africa”
cause to undergo fermentation
“We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content”
“The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats”
Synonyms
Synonyms for FERMENT
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Length
7 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
F, E, R, M, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FERMENT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FERMENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆FERMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
FE, ER, RM, ME, EN, NT
Trigrams
FER, ERM, RME, MEN, ENT
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