probation
Probation can refer to a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself, a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership, or (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court.
Length
9
Scrabble
13
WWF
16
Starts
PR
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PROBATION” Mean?
/ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/
probation has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesa trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
“probation is part of the sentencing process”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
Length
9 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
P, R, O, B, A, T, I, O, N
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆PROBATION has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PROBATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PROBATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PROBATION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGCH
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
PR, RO, OB, BA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
PRO, ROB, OBA, BAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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