hydrophobic
Hydrophobic is also used as adjective, with meanings including abnormally afraid of water.
Length
11
Scrabble
27
WWF
27
Starts
HY
Ends
BIC
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HYDROPHOBIC” Mean?
hydrophobic has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senseslacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
abnormally afraid of water
Synonyms
Synonyms for HYDROPHOBIC
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
11
Vowels
3
Consonants
8
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Definition
lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
Length
11 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
C
Vowels
3
Consonants
8
Letters
H, Y, D, R, O, P, H, O, B, I, C
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HYDROPHOBIC has a Scrabble score of 27. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HYDROPHOBIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HYDROPHOBIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HYDROPHOBIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAEGHI
CV Pattern
CCCCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
27%
Consonant Share
73%
Bigrams
HY, YD, DR, RO, OP, PH, HO, OB, BI, IC
Trigrams
HYD, YDR, DRO, ROP, OPH, PHO, HOB, OBI, BIC
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