resistant
Resistant is also used as adjective, with meanings including relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection).
Length
9
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
RE
Ends
ANT
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RESISTANT” Mean?
resistant has 5 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
5 sensesrelating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Synonyms
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
“the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
“these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided”
“the new hybrid is more resistant to drought”
Synonyms
impervious to being affected
“resistant to the effects of heat”
“resistant to persuasion”
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Synonyms
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
“a water-repellent fabric”
“plastic highly resistant to steam and water”
Synonyms
Synonyms for RESISTANT
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Length
9 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
R, E, S, I, S, T, A, N, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆RESISTANT has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RESISTANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RESISTANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RESISTANT contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
R
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGE
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RE, ES, SI, IS, ST, TA, AN, NT
Trigrams
RES, ESI, SIS, IST, STA, TAN, ANT
Crossword Intelligence
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