regulation
Regulation can refer to a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior, the state of being controlled or governed, or an authoritative command. Regulation is also used as adjective, with meanings including prescribed by or according to regulation.
Length
10
Scrabble
11
WWF
15
Starts
RE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “REGULATION” Mean?
/ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
regulation has 7 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseprescribed by or according to regulation
“regulation army equipment”
Noun
6 sensesan authoritative command
Synonyms
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
“it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast”
“short haircuts were the regulation”
Synonyms
the state of being controlled or governed
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
Synonyms
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
“fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians”
Synonyms
Synonyms for REGULATION
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
10
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
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Definition
prescribed by or according to regulation
Length
10 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
5
Letters
R, E, G, U, L, A, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆REGULATION has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆REGULATION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆REGULATION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★★☆REGULATION uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIJ
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RE, EG, GU, UL, LA, AT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
REG, EGU, GUL, ULA, LAT, ATI, TIO, ION
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