nitrate
Nitrate can refer to any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid). As a verb, nitrate can mean to treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.
Length
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
NI
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “NITRATE” Mean?
/ˈnaɪˌtɹeɪt/
nitrate has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 senseany compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Verb
1 sensetreat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate
“nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
any compound containing the nitrate group (such as a salt or ester of nitric acid)
Length
7 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
N, I, T, R, A, T, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆NITRATE has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NITRATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NITRATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
N
Letter Pattern
ABCDECF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCV
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
NI, IT, TR, RA, AT, TE
Trigrams
NIT, ITR, TRA, RAT, ATE
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