shibboleth
Shibboleth can refer to a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual or a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people.
Length
10
Scrabble
20
WWF
21
Starts
SH
Ends
ETH
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SHIBBOLETH” Mean?
/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/
shibboleth has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesScrabble Score
20
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual
Length
10 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
H
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
S, H, I, B, B, O, L, E, T, H
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
★★★★★SHIBBOLETH has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SHIBBOLETH is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SHIBBOLETH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SHIBBOLETH contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDDEFGHB
CV Pattern
CCVCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
SH, HI, IB, BB, BO, OL, LE, ET, TH
Trigrams
SHI, HIB, IBB, BBO, BOL, OLE, LET, ETH
Crossword Intelligence
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