incident
Incident can refer to a single distinct event or a public disturbance. Incident is also used as adjective, with meanings including falling or striking of light rays on something.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
14
Starts
IN
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INCIDENT” Mean?
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
incident has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesfalling or striking of light rays on something
“incident light”
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
“incidental expenses”
“the road will bring other incidental advantages”
“extra duties incidental to the job”
“labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa single distinct event
a public disturbance
“the police investigated an incident at the bus station”
Synonyms for INCIDENT
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
falling or striking of light rays on something
Length
8 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
I, N, C, I, D, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INCIDENT has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INCIDENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INCIDENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆INCIDENT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCADEBF
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
IN, NC, CI, ID, DE, EN, NT
Trigrams
INC, NCI, CID, IDE, DEN, ENT
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