legitimate
Legitimate commonly means to show or affirm to be just and legitimate, make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone), or make legal. Legitimate is also used as adjective, with meanings including based on known statements or events or conditions.
Length
10
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
LE
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LEGITIMATE” Mean?
legitimate has 7 documented senses across adjective, verb.
Adjective
4 sensesof marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
based on known statements or events or conditions
“rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year”
Synonyms
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
“legitimate advertising practices”
Verb
3 sensesmake legal
“Marijuana should be legalized”
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
“They legitimized their natural child”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Length
10 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
L, E, G, I, T, I, M, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LEGITIMATE has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LEGITIMATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LEGITIMATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LEGITIMATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFGEB
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
LE, EG, GI, IT, TI, IM, MA, AT, TE
Trigrams
LEG, EGI, GIT, ITI, TIM, IMA, MAT, ATE
Crossword Intelligence
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