shamisen
Shamisen can refer to a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
SH
Ends
SEN
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHAMISEN” Mean?
/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/
shamisen has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
Synonyms
Synonyms for SHAMISEN
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretless fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
S, H, A, M, I, S, E, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHAMISEN has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHAMISEN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHAMISEN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SHAMISEN 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
ABCDEAFG
CV Pattern
CCVCVCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AM, MI, IS, SE, EN
Trigrams
SHA, HAM, AMI, MIS, ISE, SEN
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