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pontianak

noun

A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 15

Length

9

Scrabble

15

WWF

18

Starts

PO

Ends

NAK

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “PONTIANAK” Mean?

A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.

Length

9 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

K

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

P, O, N, T, I, A, N, A, K

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
o
n
t
i
a
n
a
k

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for pontianak.

PONTIANAK is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 15.
It starts with P and ends with K.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEFCFG.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVVCVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PONTIANAK has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PONTIANAK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

PONTIANAK 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 pontianak.

Unique Letters

7

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

K

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFCFG

CV Pattern

CVCCVVCVC

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

PO, ON, NT, TI, IA, AN, NA, AK

Trigrams

PON, ONT, NTI, TIA, IAN, ANA, NAK

Crossword Intelligence

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

PONTIANAK is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with K, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVVCVC.
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 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVVCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 15, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with K, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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