residual
Residual can refer to something left after other parts have been taken away or (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing. Residual is also used as adjective, with meanings including relating to or indicating a remainder.
Length
8
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
RE
Ends
UAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RESIDUAL” Mean?
/ɹɪˈzɪdʒʊəl/
residual has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
2 senses(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
“he could retire on his residuals”
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
relating to or indicating a remainder
Length
8 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
L
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, S, I, D, U, A, L
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RESIDUAL has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RESIDUAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RESIDUAL 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
D
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RE, ES, SI, ID, DU, UA, AL
Trigrams
RES, ESI, SID, IDU, DUA, UAL
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