rancid
Rancid is also used as adjective, with meanings including smelling of fermentation or staleness.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
RA
Ends
CID
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RANCID” Mean?
/ˈɹænsɪd/
rancid has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 senses(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
“rancid butter”
“rancid bacon”
smelling of fermentation or staleness
Synonyms
Synonyms for RANCID
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
R, A, N, C, I, D
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RANCID has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RANCID is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RANCID can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RA, AN, NC, CI, ID
Trigrams
RAN, ANC, NCI, CID
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