indirection
Indirection can refer to indirect procedure or action or deceitful action that is not straightforward.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
IN
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INDIRECTION” Mean?
/ˈɪndəˈɹɛkʃən/
indirection has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesindirect procedure or action
“he tried to find out by indirection”
deceitful action that is not straightforward
“he could see through the indirections of diplomats”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
indirect procedure or action
Length
11 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
I, N, D, I, R, E, C, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★INDIRECTION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INDIRECTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INDIRECTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INDIRECTION 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
3
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGAHB
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
IN, ND, DI, IR, RE, EC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
IND, NDI, DIR, IRE, REC, ECT, CTI, TIO, ION
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