recessive
Recessive can refer to an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical. Recessive is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or pertaining to a recession.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
RE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RECESSIVE” Mean?
recessive has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesof or pertaining to a recession
Synonyms
(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
Noun
1 sensean allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
Synonyms for RECESSIVE
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
of or pertaining to a recession
Length
9 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
R, E, C, E, S, S, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★RECESSIVE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RECESSIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RECESSIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RECESSIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCBDDEFB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
RE, EC, CE, ES, SS, SI, IV, VE
Trigrams
REC, ECE, CES, ESS, SSI, SIV, IVE
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