persist
Persist commonly means to be persistent, refuse to stop, be in a certain place and not leave, or continue to exist.
Length
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
PE
Ends
IST
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “PERSIST” Mean?
/pɚˈsɪst/
persist has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesbe persistent, refuse to stop
“he persisted to call me every night”
“The child persisted and kept asking questions”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
continue to exist
Length
7 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
P, E, R, S, I, S, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆PERSIST has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PERSIST is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PERSIST can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PERSIST contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
PE, ER, RS, SI, IS, ST
Trigrams
PER, ERS, RSI, SIS, IST
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