manipulate
Manipulate commonly means to influence or control shrewdly or deviously, hold something in one's hands and move it, or tamper, with the purpose of deception.
Length
10
Scrabble
14
WWF
19
Starts
MA
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “MANIPULATE” Mean?
/məˈnɪpjʊleɪt/
manipulate has 6 documented senses across verb.
Verb
6 sensesinfluence or control shrewdly or deviously
“He manipulated public opinion in his favor”
hold something in one's hands and move it
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
“She manipulates her boss”
“She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up”
“The teacher knew how to keep the class in line”
“she keeps in line”
Synonyms
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
“Did he manipulate his foot?”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
influence or control shrewdly or deviously
Length
10 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
M, A, N, I, P, U, L, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★MANIPULATE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MANIPULATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆MANIPULATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆MANIPULATE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBHI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
MA, AN, NI, IP, PU, UL, LA, AT, TE
Trigrams
MAN, ANI, NIP, IPU, PUL, ULA, LAT, ATE
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