ingredient
Ingredient can refer to a component of a mixture or compound, an abstract part of something, or food that is a component of a mixture in cooking.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
IN
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INGREDIENT” Mean?
/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
ingredient has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesa component of a mixture or compound
an abstract part of something
“jealousy was a component of his character”
“two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony”
“the grammatical elements of a sentence”
“a key factor in her success”
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
“the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad”
Synonyms
Synonyms for INGREDIENT
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a component of a mixture or compound
Length
10 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
T
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
I, N, G, R, E, D, I, E, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INGREDIENT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INGREDIENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INGREDIENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INGREDIENT 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
3
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAEBG
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVVCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
IN, NG, GR, RE, ED, DI, IE, EN, NT
Trigrams
ING, NGR, GRE, RED, EDI, DIE, IEN, ENT
Crossword Intelligence
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