resistance
Resistance can refer to the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with, any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion, or a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
Length
10
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
RE
Ends
NCE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RESISTANCE” Mean?
/ɹɪˈzɪstəns/
resistance has 11 documented senses across noun.
Noun
11 sensesthe action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
“he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens”
“despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead”
Synonyms
any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
Synonyms
the military action of resisting the enemy's advance
“the enemy offered little resistance”
(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
Synonyms
the capacity of an organism to defend itself against harmful environmental agents
“these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog”
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a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Synonyms
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
Synonyms
group action in opposition to those in power
Synonyms for RESISTANCE
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
Length
10 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
R, E, S, I, S, T, A, N, C, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆RESISTANCE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RESISTANCE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RESISTANCE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RESISTANCE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGHB
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
RE, ES, SI, IS, ST, TA, AN, NC, CE
Trigrams
RES, ESI, SIS, IST, STA, TAN, ANC, NCE
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