intimate
Intimate can refer to someone to whom private matters are confided. As a verb, intimate can mean to give to understand or imply as a possibility.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
IN
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INTIMATE” Mean?
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
intimate has 11 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
8 sensesmarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
“intimate friend”
“{'source': 'V.L. Parrington', 'text': 'intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles'}”
concerning things deeply private and personal
“intimate correspondence”
“private family matters”
Synonyms
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
“on familiar terms”
“pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders”
Synonyms
used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
“he touched her intimate parts”
involved in a sexual relationship
“the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife”
“she had been intimate with many men”
Synonyms
Show 2 more adjective definitions
thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
“{'source': 'W.H.Hudson', 'text': 'this girl, so intimate with nature'}”
“{'source': 'Herbert Read', 'text': 'knowledgeable about the technique of painting'}”
Synonyms
Noun
1 sensesomeone to whom private matters are confided
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
Length
8 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
I, N, T, I, M, A, T, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INTIMATE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INTIMATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INTIMATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INTIMATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCADECF
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
IN, NT, TI, IM, MA, AT, TE
Trigrams
INT, NTI, TIM, IMA, MAT, ATE
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