provocative
Provocative is also used as adjective, with meanings including intentionally arousing sexual desire.
Length
11
Scrabble
21
WWF
25
Starts
PR
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PROVOCATIVE” Mean?
/pɹəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/
provocative has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
“a provocative remark”
“a provocative smile”
“{'source': 'Anthony Trollope', 'text': 'provocative Irish tunes which … compel the hearers to dance'}”
intentionally arousing sexual desire
“her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative”
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
Length
11 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
P, R, O, V, O, C, A, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PROVOCATIVE has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PROVOCATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PROVOCATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PROVOCATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGHDI
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
PR, RO, OV, VO, OC, CA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
PRO, ROV, OVO, VOC, OCA, CAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
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