precipitate
Precipitate can refer to a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering. As a verb, precipitate can mean to separate as a fine suspension of solid particles, fall vertically, sharply, or headlong, or bring about abruptly.
Length
11
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
PR
Ends
ATE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PRECIPITATE” Mean?
/pɹɪˈsɪpɪteɪt/
precipitate has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 sensedone with very great haste and without due deliberation
“{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'hasty marriage seldom proveth well'}”
“{'source': 'Arthur Geddes', 'text': 'hasty makeshifts take the place of planning'}”
“rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion”
“wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king”
Noun
1 sensea precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering
Verb
5 sensesbring about abruptly
“The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution”
separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
fall from clouds
“rain, snow and sleet were falling”
“Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum”
Synonyms
fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
“Our economy precipitated into complete ruin”
hurl or throw violently
“The bridge broke and precipitated the train into the river below”
Synonyms for PRECIPITATE
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Length
11 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
P, R, E, C, I, P, I, T, A, T, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PRECIPITATE has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PRECIPITATE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PRECIPITATE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PRECIPITATE 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
4
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEAEFGFC
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
PR, RE, EC, CI, IP, PI, IT, TA, AT, TE
Trigrams
PRE, REC, ECI, CIP, IPI, PIT, ITA, TAT, ATE
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