platysma
Platysma can refer to either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
PL
Ends
SMA
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PLATYSMA” Mean?
/pləˈtɪz.mə/
platysma has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 senseeither of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw
Length
8 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
A
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
P, L, A, T, Y, S, M, A
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PLATYSMA has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PLATYSMA is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PLATYSMA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PLATYSMA contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGC
CV Pattern
CCVCCCCV
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
PL, LA, AT, TY, YS, SM, MA
Trigrams
PLA, LAT, ATY, TYS, YSM, SMA
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