retroflection
Retroflection can refer to a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part, an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth, or the act of bending backward.
Length
13
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
RE
Ends
ION
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RETROFLECTION” Mean?
retroflection has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesa turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
“retroversion of the uterus”
Synonyms
an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth
Synonyms
the act of bending backward
Synonyms
Synonyms for RETROFLECTION
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
13
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part
Length
13 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Letters
R, E, T, R, O, F, L, E, C, T, I, O, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★RETROFLECTION has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETROFLECTION is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RETROFLECTION can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RETROFLECTION contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFBGCHDI
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCCVVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
RE, ET, TR, RO, OF, FL, LE, EC, CT, TI, IO, ON
Trigrams
RET, ETR, TRO, ROF, OFL, FLE, LEC, ECT, CTI, TIO, ION
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