isthmus
Isthmus can refer to a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas or a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
IS
Ends
MUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ISTHMUS” Mean?
/ˈɪs.məs/
isthmus has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
Length
7 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
I, S, T, H, M, U, S
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆ISTHMUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ISTHMUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ISTHMUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ISTHMUS 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
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFB
CV Pattern
VCCCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
IS, ST, TH, HM, MU, US
Trigrams
IST, STH, THM, HMU, MUS
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