precedent
Precedent can refer to an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time, a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time), or a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. Precedent is also used as adjective, with meanings including preceding in time, order, or significance.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
PR
Ends
ENT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PRECEDENT” Mean?
/pɹɪˈsiː.dənt/
precedent has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensepreceding in time, order, or significance
Noun
4 sensesan example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
“common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States”
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
preceding in time, order, or significance
Length
9 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
P, R, E, C, E, D, E, N, T
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Scrabble Strategy
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★★☆☆☆PRECEDENT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆PRECEDENT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDCECFG
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
PR, RE, EC, CE, ED, DE, EN, NT
Trigrams
PRE, REC, ECE, CED, EDE, DEN, ENT
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