sinking
Sinking can refer to a descent as through liquid (especially through water), a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength), or a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension.
Length
7
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
SI
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SINKING” Mean?
/ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
sinking has 3 documented senses across noun.
Noun
3 sensesa descent as through liquid (especially through water)
“they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic”
a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)
“after several hours of sinking, an unexpected rally rescued the market”
“he could not control the sinking of his legs”
a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension
“with a sinking heart”
“a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
S, I, N, K, I, N, G
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SINKING has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SINKING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SINKING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SINKING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDBCE
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
SI, IN, NK, KI, IN, NG
Trigrams
SIN, INK, NKI, KIN, ING
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