phocomelia
Phocomelia can refer to an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy.
Length
10
Scrabble
19
WWF
22
Starts
PH
Ends
LIA
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PHOCOMELIA” Mean?
/ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/
phocomelia has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
A
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
P, H, O, C, O, M, E, L, I, A
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PHOCOMELIA has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PHOCOMELIA is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆PHOCOMELIA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PHOCOMELIA contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGHI
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCVV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
PH, HO, OC, CO, OM, ME, EL, LI, IA
Trigrams
PHO, HOC, OCO, COM, OME, MEL, ELI, LIA
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