irretentive
Not retentive; not apt to retain.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
IR
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “IRRETENTIVE” Mean?
Not retentive; not apt to retain.
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
Not retentive; not apt to retain.
Length
11 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
I, R, R, E, T, E, N, T, I, V, 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
★★★★★IRRETENTIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆IRRETENTIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆IRRETENTIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆IRRETENTIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
5
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABBCDCEDAFC
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
IR, RR, RE, ET, TE, EN, NT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
IRR, RRE, RET, ETE, TEN, ENT, NTI, TIV, IVE
Crossword Intelligence
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