obstinacy
Obstinacy can refer to the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome or resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
OB
Ends
ACY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OBSTINACY” Mean?
/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/
obstinacy has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesthe trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Synonyms
resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
Synonyms for OBSTINACY
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Length
9 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
O, B, S, T, I, N, A, C, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★OBSTINACY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OBSTINACY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OBSTINACY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
OB, BS, ST, TI, IN, NA, AC, CY
Trigrams
OBS, BST, STI, TIN, INA, NAC, ACY
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