onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis can refer to infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America.
Length
14
Scrabble
23
WWF
26
Starts
ON
Ends
SIS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ONCHOCERCIASIS” Mean?
/ɒŋkəsɜːˈkaɪəsɪs/
onchocerciasis has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseinfestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
14
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
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Definition
infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Length
14 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Letters
O, N, C, H, O, C, E, R, C, I, A, S, I, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★ONCHOCERCIASIS has a Scrabble score of 23. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ONCHOCERCIASIS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆ONCHOCERCIASIS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 14-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
5
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDACEFCGHIGI
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCCVVCVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
ON, NC, CH, HO, OC, CE, ER, RC, CI, IA, AS, SI, IS
Trigrams
ONC, NCH, CHO, HOC, OCE, CER, ERC, RCI, CIA, IAS, ASI, SIS
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