ostentatious
Ostentatious is also used as adjective, with meanings including intended to attract notice and impress others.
Length
12
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
OS
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OSTENTATIOUS” Mean?
/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/
ostentatious has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senses(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Synonyms
Synonyms for OSTENTATIOUS
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
12
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
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Definition
intended to attract notice and impress others
Length
12 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
S
Vowels
6
Consonants
6
Letters
O, S, T, E, N, T, A, T, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OSTENTATIOUS has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OSTENTATIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OSTENTATIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OSTENTATIOUS 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
4
Highest Value Letter
O
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFCGAHB
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
OS, ST, TE, EN, NT, TA, AT, TI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
OST, STE, TEN, ENT, NTA, TAT, ATI, TIO, IOU, OUS
Crossword Intelligence
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