gestation
Gestation can refer to the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans), the conception and development of an idea or plan, or the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus.
Length
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
GE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “GESTATION” Mean?
/dʒesˈteɪʃən/
gestation has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
Length
9 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
G, E, S, T, A, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆GESTATION has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GESTATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆GESTATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GESTATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
GE, ES, ST, TA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
GES, EST, STA, TAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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