precedence
Precedence can refer to status established in order of importance or urgency or the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony).
Length
10
Scrabble
17
WWF
21
Starts
PR
Ends
NCE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PRECEDENCE” Mean?
/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/
precedence has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesstatus established in order of importance or urgency
“… its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”
“national independence takes priority over class struggle”
Synonyms
preceding in time
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Synonyms
Synonyms for PRECEDENCE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
status established in order of importance or urgency
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
P, R, E, C, E, D, E, N, C, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PRECEDENCE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PRECEDENCE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PRECEDENCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PRECEDENCE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDCECFDC
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PR, RE, EC, CE, ED, DE, EN, NC, CE
Trigrams
PRE, REC, ECE, CED, EDE, DEN, ENC, NCE
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