ricochet
Ricochet can refer to a glancing rebound. As a verb, ricochet can mean to spring back; spring away from an impact.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
16
Starts
RI
Ends
HET
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “RICOCHET” Mean?
/ˈɹɪkəʃeɪ/
ricochet has 2 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
1 sensea glancing rebound
Synonyms
Verb
1 senseWord Forms
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a glancing rebound
Length
8 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
T
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
R, I, C, O, C, H, E, T
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★RICOCHET has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RICOCHET is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆RICOCHET can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RICOCHET contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFG
CV Pattern
CVCVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
RI, IC, CO, OC, CH, HE, ET
Trigrams
RIC, ICO, COC, OCH, CHE, HET
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