incidental
Incidental can refer to an item that is incidental or (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified. Incidental is also used as adjective, with meanings including not of prime or central importance.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
17
Starts
IN
Ends
TAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INCIDENTAL” Mean?
/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
incidental has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 senses(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
not of prime or central importance
“{'source': 'Pubs.MLA', 'text': 'nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry'}”
“the character's motives remain accidental to the plot”
Synonyms
occurring with or following as a consequence
“an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”
“snags incidental to the changeover in management”
“attendant circumstances”
“the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness”
Noun
2 senses(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
“he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses”
an item that is incidental
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
(sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
Length
10 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
L
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
I, N, C, I, D, E, N, T, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INCIDENTAL has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INCIDENTAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INCIDENTAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆INCIDENTAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCADEBFGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
IN, NC, CI, ID, DE, EN, NT, TA, AL
Trigrams
INC, NCI, CID, IDE, DEN, ENT, NTA, TAL
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