illegitimate
Illegitimate can refer to the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. Illegitimate is also used as adjective, with meanings including contrary to or forbidden by law.
Length
12
Scrabble
15
WWF
19
Starts
IL
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ILLEGITIMATE” Mean?
/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
illegitimate has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
1 senseScrabble Score
15
Letters
12
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
contrary to or forbidden by law
Length
12 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Letters
I, L, L, E, G, I, T, I, M, A, T, 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
★★★★★ILLEGITIMATE has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ILLEGITIMATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLEGITIMATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLEGITIMATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
5
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABBCDAEAFGEC
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
IL, LL, LE, EG, GI, IT, TI, IM, MA, AT, TE
Trigrams
ILL, LLE, LEG, EGI, GIT, ITI, TIM, IMA, MAT, ATE
Crossword Intelligence
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