following
Following can refer to a group of followers or enthusiasts or the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture. Following is also used as adjective, with meanings including about to be mentioned or specified.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
20
Starts
FO
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FOLLOWING” Mean?
/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/
following has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
4 sensesimmediately following in time or order
“the following day”
“next in line”
“the next president”
“the next item on the list”
Synonyms
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
“the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade”
“tried to outrun the following footsteps”
in the desired direction
“a following wind”
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
about to be mentioned or specified
Length
9 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
G
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
F, O, L, L, O, W, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FOLLOWING has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FOLLOWING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FOLLOWING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆FOLLOWING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside following.
Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCCBDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FO, OL, LL, LO, OW, WI, IN, NG
Trigrams
FOL, OLL, LLO, LOW, OWI, WIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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