lactation
Lactation can refer to the period following birth during which milk is secreted, the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands, or feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast.
Length
9
Scrabble
11
WWF
14
Starts
LA
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LACTATION” Mean?
/lækˈteɪʃən/
lactation has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesthe period following birth during which milk is secreted
“lactation normally continues until weaning”
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
Synonyms
Synonyms for LACTATION
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
the period following birth during which milk is secreted
Length
9 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
L, A, C, T, A, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LACTATION has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LACTATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LACTATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LACTATION 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
ABCDBDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
LA, AC, CT, TA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
LAC, ACT, CTA, TAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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