ratchet
Ratchet commonly means to move by degrees in one direction only. As a noun, ratchet can refer to mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
RA
Ends
HET
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RATCHET” Mean?
ratchet has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 senseVerb
1 sensemove by degrees in one direction only
“a ratcheting lopping tool”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Length
7 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
T
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
R, A, T, C, H, E, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆RATCHET has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATCHET is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RATCHET can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RATCHET contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFC
CV Pattern
CVCCCVC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
RA, AT, TC, CH, HE, ET
Trigrams
RAT, ATC, TCH, CHE, HET
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