kwashiorkor
Kwashiorkor can refer to severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein.
Length
11
Scrabble
25
WWF
24
Starts
KW
Ends
KOR
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “KWASHIORKOR” Mean?
/kwɒʃ.iˈɔː.kɔː/
kwashiorkor has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensesevere malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein
Length
11 letters
Starts With
K
Ends With
R
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
K, W, A, S, H, I, O, R, K, O, R
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★KWASHIORKOR has a Scrabble score of 25. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆KWASHIORKOR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆KWASHIORKOR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆KWASHIORKOR contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHAGH
CV Pattern
CCVCCVVCCVC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
KW, WA, AS, SH, HI, IO, OR, RK, KO, OR
Trigrams
KWA, WAS, ASH, SHI, HIO, IOR, ORK, RKO, KOR
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