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plainclothes

adj

Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

1 meaning12 lettersScrabble 19

Length

12

Scrabble

19

WWF

23

Starts

PL

Ends

HES

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PLAINCLOTHES” Mean?

Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

12

Vowels

4

Consonants

8

Word Intelligence

Explore the word plainclothes with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

Length

12 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

S

Vowels

4

Consonants

8

Letters

P, L, A, I, N, C, L, O, T, H, E, S

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
l
a
i
n
c
l
o
t
h
e
s

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for plainclothes.

PLAINCLOTHES is a 12-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 19.
It starts with P and ends with S.
It contains 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFBGHIJK.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVVCCCVCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using plainclothes in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PLAINCLOTHES has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PLAINCLOTHES is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PLAINCLOTHES can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PLAINCLOTHES contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside plainclothes.

Unique Letters

11

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

H

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBGHIJK

CV Pattern

CCVVCCCVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

PL, LA, AI, IN, NC, CL, LO, OT, TH, HE, ES

Trigrams

PLA, LAI, AIN, INC, NCL, CLO, LOT, OTH, THE, HES

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for plainclothes.

PLAINCLOTHES is a 12-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with S, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVVCCCVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 12 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVVCCCVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 19, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with S, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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