ostracism
Ostracism can refer to the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) or the act of excluding someone from society by general consent.
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
OS
Ends
ISM
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OSTRACISM” Mean?
/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/
ostracism has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesthe state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
“the association should get rid of its elderly members — not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
Synonyms
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Synonyms for OSTRACISM
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
Length
9 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
M
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
O, S, T, R, A, C, I, S, M
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OSTRACISM has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OSTRACISM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OSTRACISM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆OSTRACISM contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGBH
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
OS, ST, TR, RA, AC, CI, IS, SM
Trigrams
OST, STR, TRA, RAC, ACI, CIS, ISM
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