imitative
Imitative is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by or given to imitation.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
IM
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “IMITATIVE” Mean?
imitative has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensesmarked by or given to imitation
“acting is an imitative art”
“man is an imitative being”
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound
“onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises”
“{'source': 'Harry Hoijer', 'text': 'it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term'}”
not genuine; imitating something superior
“counterfeit emotion”
“counterfeit money”
“counterfeit works of art”
“a counterfeit prince”
Synonyms
Synonyms for IMITATIVE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
marked by or given to imitation
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
Letters
I, M, I, T, A, T, I, V, 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
★★★★★IMITATIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆IMITATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆IMITATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆IMITATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABACDCAEF
CV Pattern
VCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
56%
Consonant Share
44%
Bigrams
IM, MI, IT, TA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
IMI, MIT, ITA, TAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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