interrogative
Interrogative can refer to a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply or some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood. Interrogative is also used as adjective, with meanings including relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood.
Length
13
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
IN
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INTERROGATIVE” Mean?
/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒ.ɡə.tɪv/
interrogative has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesrelating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
“not all questions have an interrogative construction”
relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
“he asked a direct question”
“he had trouble phrasing his interrogations”
Synonyms
some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood
Synonyms for INTERROGATIVE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
13
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
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Definition
relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood
Length
13 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Letters
I, N, T, E, R, R, O, G, A, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★INTERROGATIVE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INTERROGATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INTERROGATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INTERROGATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEEFGHCAID
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
46%
Consonant Share
54%
Bigrams
IN, NT, TE, ER, RR, RO, OG, GA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
INT, NTE, TER, ERR, RRO, ROG, OGA, GAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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