perpendicular
Perpendicular can refer to a straight line at right angles to another line, an extremely steep face, or a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting. Perpendicular is also used as adjective, with meanings including intersecting at or forming right angles.
Length
13
Scrabble
20
WWF
26
Starts
PE
Ends
LAR
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PERPENDICULAR” Mean?
/ˌpɜː.pənˈdɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
perpendicular has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensesintersecting at or forming right angles
“the axes are perpendicular to each other”
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
“a vertical camera angle”
“the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab”
“measure the perpendicular height”
Synonyms
so steep as to be nearly vertical
“the great perpendicular face of the cliff”
Noun
4 sensesa straight line at right angles to another line
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
an extremely steep face
Synonyms for PERPENDICULAR
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
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Definition
intersecting at or forming right angles
Length
13 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
R
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
P, E, R, P, E, N, D, I, C, U, L, A, R
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
★★★★★PERPENDICULAR has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PERPENDICULAR is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PERPENDICULAR can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PERPENDICULAR contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCABDEFGHIJC
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCVCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
PE, ER, RP, PE, EN, ND, DI, IC, CU, UL, LA, AR
Trigrams
PER, ERP, RPE, PEN, END, NDI, DIC, ICU, CUL, ULA, LAR
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