ration
Ration can refer to the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel) or a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity). As a verb, ration can mean to restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war or distribute in rations, as in the army.
Length
6
Scrabble
6
WWF
7
Starts
RA
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RATION” Mean?
/ˈɹæʃən/
ration has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesthe food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
“the rations should be nutritionally balanced”
a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)
Verb
2 sensesrestrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war
“Bread was rationed during the siege of the city”
distribute in rations, as in the army
“Cigarettes are rationed”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
R, A, T, I, O, N
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATION has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RATION 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
R
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
RAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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