metacarpus
Metacarpus can refer to the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges.
Length
10
Scrabble
16
WWF
20
Starts
ME
Ends
PUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “METACARPUS” Mean?
metacarpus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensethe part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Length
10 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
M, E, T, A, C, A, R, P, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★METACARPUS has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆METACARPUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆METACARPUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆METACARPUS 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
ABCDEDFGHI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
ME, ET, TA, AC, CA, AR, RP, PU, US
Trigrams
MET, ETA, TAC, ACA, CAR, ARP, RPU, PUS
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