instrument
Instrument can refer to a device that requires skill for proper use, the means whereby some act is accomplished, or a person used by another to gain an end. As a verb, instrument can mean to equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling, write an instrumental score for, or address a legal document to.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
16
Starts
IN
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INSTRUMENT” Mean?
/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/
instrument has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
6 sensesa device that requires skill for proper use
the means whereby some act is accomplished
“my greed was the instrument of my destruction”
“science has given us new tools to fight disease”
Synonyms
a person used by another to gain an end
Synonyms
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Verb
3 sensesequip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
write an instrumental score for
Synonyms
address a legal document to
Synonyms for INSTRUMENT
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
a device that requires skill for proper use
Length
10 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
I, N, S, T, R, U, M, E, N, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INSTRUMENT has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INSTRUMENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INSTRUMENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INSTRUMENT 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
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHBD
CV Pattern
VCCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
IN, NS, ST, TR, RU, UM, ME, EN, NT
Trigrams
INS, NST, STR, TRU, RUM, UME, MEN, ENT
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