photochromism
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.
Length
13
Scrabble
27
WWF
29
Starts
PH
Ends
ISM
Difficulty
Hard
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What Does “PHOTOCHROMISM” Mean?
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
13
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
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Definition
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.
Length
13 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
M
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
Letters
P, H, O, T, O, C, H, R, O, M, I, S, M
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PHOTOCHROMISM has a Scrabble score of 27. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PHOTOCHROMISM 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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★★★☆☆PHOTOCHROMISM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PHOTOCHROMISM 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
4
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEBFCGHIG
CV Pattern
CCVCVCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
31%
Consonant Share
69%
Bigrams
PH, HO, OT, TO, OC, CH, HR, RO, OM, MI, IS, SM
Trigrams
PHO, HOT, OTO, TOC, OCH, CHR, HRO, ROM, OMI, MIS, ISM
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