retaliatory
Retaliatory is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or relating to or having the nature of retribution.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
14
Starts
RE
Ends
ORY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RETALIATORY” Mean?
/ɹɪˈtælɪət(ə)ɹɪ/
retaliatory has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseof or relating to or having the nature of retribution
“retributive justice demands an eye for an eye”
Synonyms for RETALIATORY
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
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Definition
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
Length
11 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
Y
Vowels
5
Consonants
6
Letters
R, E, T, A, L, I, A, T, O, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★RETALIATORY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETALIATORY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RETALIATORY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RETALIATORY 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
3
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFDCGAH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVCVCC
Vowel Share
45%
Consonant Share
55%
Bigrams
RE, ET, TA, AL, LI, IA, AT, TO, OR, RY
Trigrams
RET, ETA, TAL, ALI, LIA, IAT, ATO, TOR, ORY
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