increase
Increase can refer to a change resulting in an increase, a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important, or the amount by which something increases. As a verb, increase can mean to become bigger or greater in amount or make bigger or more.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
IN
Ends
ASE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INCREASE” Mean?
/ɪnˈkɹiːs/
increase has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa change resulting in an increase
“the increase is scheduled for next month”
the amount by which something increases
“they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare”
Synonyms
the act of increasing something
“he gave me an increase in salary”
Verb
2 sensesbecome bigger or greater in amount
“The amount of work increased”
“Their earnings increase this year”
make bigger or more
“The boss finally increased her salary”
“The university increased the number of students it admitted”
“They increase their earnings this year”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
a quantity that is added
Length
8 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
I, N, C, R, E, A, S, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INCREASE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INCREASE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INCREASE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INCREASE 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
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGE
CV Pattern
VCCCVVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
IN, NC, CR, RE, EA, AS, SE
Trigrams
INC, NCR, CRE, REA, EAS, ASE
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