kingpin
Kingpin can refer to the most important person in a group or undertaking, the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins, or bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle.
Length
7
Scrabble
14
WWF
18
Starts
KI
Ends
PIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “KINGPIN” Mean?
/ˈkɪŋ.pɪn/
kingpin has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
the most important person in a group or undertaking
Length
7 letters
Starts With
K
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
K, I, N, G, P, I, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★KINGPIN has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆KINGPIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆KINGPIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆KINGPIN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBC
CV Pattern
CVCCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
KI, IN, NG, GP, PI, IN
Trigrams
KIN, ING, NGP, GPI, PIN
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