intricate
Intricate is also used as adjective, with meanings including having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
IN
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INTRICATE” Mean?
/ˈɪn.tɹɪ.kət/
intricate has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 sensehaving many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
“intricate lacework”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
I, N, T, R, I, C, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INTRICATE has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INTRICATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INTRICATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INTRICATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEFCG
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
IN, NT, TR, RI, IC, CA, AT, TE
Trigrams
INT, NTR, TRI, RIC, ICA, CAT, ATE
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