hypobole
A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
Length
8
Scrabble
18
WWF
19
Starts
HY
Ends
OLE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HYPOBOLE” Mean?
A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
Length
8 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
H, Y, P, O, B, O, L, E
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
★★★★★HYPOBOLE has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HYPOBOLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆HYPOBOLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆HYPOBOLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFG
CV Pattern
CCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
HY, YP, PO, OB, BO, OL, LE
Trigrams
HYP, YPO, POB, OBO, BOL, OLE
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