imperfect
Imperfect can refer to a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going. Imperfect is also used as adjective, with meanings including not perfect; defective or inadequate.
Length
9
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
IM
Ends
ECT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “IMPERFECT” Mean?
imperfect has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesnot perfect; defective or inadequate
“had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities”
“imperfect mortals”
“drainage here is imperfect”
Noun
1 sensea tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Synonyms
Synonyms for IMPERFECT
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
not perfect; defective or inadequate
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
I, M, P, E, R, F, E, C, T
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
★★★★★IMPERFECT has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆IMPERFECT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆IMPERFECT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆IMPERFECT 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
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFDGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
IM, MP, PE, ER, RF, FE, EC, CT
Trigrams
IMP, MPE, PER, ERF, RFE, FEC, ECT
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