indulgence
Indulgence can refer to an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires, a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone, or the act of indulging or gratifying a desire.
Length
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
20
Starts
IN
Ends
NCE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INDULGENCE” Mean?
/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒəns/
indulgence has 5 documented senses across noun.
Noun
5 sensesan inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
foolish or senseless behavior
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
“in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
Length
10 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
I, N, D, U, L, G, E, N, C, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★INDULGENCE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INDULGENCE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INDULGENCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INDULGENCE 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
ABCDEFGBHG
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
IN, ND, DU, UL, LG, GE, EN, NC, CE
Trigrams
IND, NDU, DUL, ULG, LGE, GEN, ENC, NCE
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