pendentive
The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Length
10
Scrabble
16
WWF
20
Starts
PE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PENDENTIVE” Mean?
The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
P, E, N, D, E, N, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PENDENTIVE has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PENDENTIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PENDENTIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PENDENTIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDBCEFGB
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PE, EN, ND, DE, EN, NT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
PEN, END, NDE, DEN, ENT, NTI, TIV, IVE
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