skeptical
Skeptical is also used as adjective, with meanings including denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion.
Length
9
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
SK
Ends
CAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SKEPTICAL” Mean?
/ˈskeptɪkəl/
skeptical has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesdenying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
“a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles”
Synonyms
marked by or given to doubt
“a skeptical attitude”
“a skeptical listener”
Synonyms
Synonyms for SKEPTICAL
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
Length
9 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
S, K, E, P, T, I, C, A, L
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SKEPTICAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SKEPTICAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
SK, KE, EP, PT, TI, IC, CA, AL
Trigrams
SKE, KEP, EPT, PTI, TIC, ICA, CAL
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