ordain
Ordain commonly means to appoint to a clerical posts, order by virtue of superior authority; decree, or invest with ministerial or priestly authority.
Length
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
OR
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ORDAIN” Mean?
/ɔɹˈdeɪn/
ordain has 4 documented senses across verb.
Verb
4 sensesorder by virtue of superior authority; decree
“The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews”
“the legislature enacted this law in 1985”
Synonyms
invest with ministerial or priestly authority
“The minister was ordained only last month”
issue an order
Synonyms for ORDAIN
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
Length
6 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
O, R, D, A, I, N
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ORDAIN has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ORDAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ORDAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
VCCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
OR, RD, DA, AI, IN
Trigrams
ORD, RDA, DAI, AIN
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