prophylactic
Prophylactic can refer to remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease or contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. Prophylactic is also used as adjective, with meanings including capable of preventing conception or impregnation.
Length
12
Scrabble
26
WWF
29
Starts
PR
Ends
TIC
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PROPHYLACTIC” Mean?
/pɹɒfəˈlæktɪk/
prophylactic has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
3 sensescapable of preventing conception or impregnation
“contraceptive devices and medications”
Synonyms
warding off
“{'source': 'Victor Schultze', 'text': 'the swastika … a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples'}”
Synonyms
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
“preventive medicine”
“vaccines are prophylactic”
“a prophylactic drug”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesremedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
“the doctor recommended several preventatives”
Synonyms
Synonyms for PROPHYLACTIC
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
12
Vowels
3
Consonants
9
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Definition
capable of preventing conception or impregnation
Length
12 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
C
Vowels
3
Consonants
9
Letters
P, R, O, P, H, Y, L, A, C, T, I, C
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PROPHYLACTIC has a Scrabble score of 26. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PROPHYLACTIC is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PROPHYLACTIC can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆PROPHYLACTIC contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGHIJH
CV Pattern
CCVCCCCVCCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
PR, RO, OP, PH, HY, YL, LA, AC, CT, TI, IC
Trigrams
PRO, ROP, OPH, PHY, HYL, YLA, LAC, ACT, CTI, TIC
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