patronage
Patronage can refer to the act of providing approval and support, a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient, or the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. As a verb, patronage can mean to be a regular customer or client of or support by being a patron of.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
PA
Ends
AGE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PATRONAGE” Mean?
/ˈpeɪtɹənɪd͡ʒ/
patronage has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesthe act of providing approval and support
“his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives”
Synonyms
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Synonyms
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
“even before noon there was a considerable patronage”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
the act of providing approval and support
Length
9 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
P, A, T, R, O, N, A, G, E
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PATRONAGE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PATRONAGE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PATRONAGE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PATRONAGE 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
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFBGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
PA, AT, TR, RO, ON, NA, AG, GE
Trigrams
PAT, ATR, TRO, RON, ONA, NAG, AGE
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