reaction
Reaction can refer to an idea evoked by some experience, a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, or a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude.
Length
8
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
RE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “REACTION” Mean?
/ɹiˈækʃən/
reaction has 7 documented senses across noun.
Noun
7 senses(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
“there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water”
an idea evoked by some experience
“his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do”
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
“a bad reaction to the medicine”
“his responses have slowed with age”
Synonyms
(mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body
“every action has an equal and opposite reaction”
a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude
“he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance”
“John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp”
extreme conservatism in political or social matters
“the forces of reaction carried the election”
Show 1 more noun definition
doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like
“his style of painting was a reaction against cubism”
Synonyms for REACTION
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
Length
8 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, A, C, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆REACTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆REACTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVVCCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RE, EA, AC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
REA, EAC, ACT, CTI, TIO, ION
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