ostensible
Ostensible is also used as adjective, with meanings including appearing as such but not necessarily so.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
OS
Ends
BLE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OSTENSIBLE” Mean?
/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/
ostensible has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesrepresented or appearing as such; pretended
“His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
appearing as such but not necessarily so
Length
10 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
O, S, T, E, N, S, I, B, L, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OSTENSIBLE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OSTENSIBLE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OSTENSIBLE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OSTENSIBLE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFGHD
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
OS, ST, TE, EN, NS, SI, IB, BL, LE
Trigrams
OST, STE, TEN, ENS, NSI, SIB, IBL, BLE
Crossword Intelligence
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