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population

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/noun

Population can refer to the people who inhabit a territory or state, a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area, or the act of populating (causing to live in a place).

5 meanings10 lettersScrabble 14

Length

10

Scrabble

14

WWF

19

Starts

PO

Ends

ION

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “POPULATION” Mean?

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/

population has 5 documented senses across noun.

Noun

5 senses
1

the people who inhabit a territory or state

the population seemed to be well fed and clothed

2

a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area

they hired hunters to keep down the deer population

3

(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

it is an estimate of the mean of the population

Synonyms

4

the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)

people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade

the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing

5

the act of populating (causing to live in a place)

he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals

Synonyms for POPULATION

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

10

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

the people who inhabit a territory or state

Length

10 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

N

Vowels

5

Consonants

5

Letters

P, O, P, U, L, A, T, I, O, N

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

p
o
p
u
l
a
t
i
o
n

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for population.

POPULATION is a 10-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 14.
It starts with P and ends with N.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABACDEFGBH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCVVC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

POPULATION has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

POPULATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

POPULATION 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 population.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABACDEFGBH

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCVVC

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

PO, OP, PU, UL, LA, AT, TI, IO, ON

Trigrams

POP, OPU, PUL, ULA, LAT, ATI, TIO, ION

Crossword Intelligence

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

POPULATION is a 10-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with N, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCVVC.
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 10 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCVVC, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 14, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with N, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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