pentagraph
A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
Length
10
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
PE
Ends
APH
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PENTAGRAPH” Mean?
A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
A device used in surveying composed of four flat, straight brass rules, two of which are long and are connected by a double pivot at the end to create a V shape, and two of which are short and joined by a double pivot to create another V shape pointed away from the first, with the other ends of the short rules connected at the halfway mark of the long rules, so that the entire figure creates a parallelogram.
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
H
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
P, E, N, T, A, G, R, A, P, H
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PENTAGRAPH has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PENTAGRAPH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PENTAGRAPH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PENTAGRAPH 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
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGEAH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
PE, EN, NT, TA, AG, GR, RA, AP, PH
Trigrams
PEN, ENT, NTA, TAG, AGR, GRA, RAP, APH
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