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sportsmanlike

adjective

Sportsmanlike is also used as adjective, with meanings including exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.

1 meaning13 lettersScrabble 21

Length

13

Scrabble

21

WWF

25

Starts

SP

Ends

IKE

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SPORTSMANLIKE” Mean?

sportsmanlike has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense
1

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

a clean fight

a sporting solution of the disagreement

sportsmanlike conduct

Synonyms for SPORTSMANLIKE

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

13

Vowels

4

Consonants

9

Word Intelligence

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Definition

exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play

Length

13 letters

Starts With

S

Ends With

E

Vowels

4

Consonants

9

Letters

S, P, O, R, T, S, M, A, N, L, I, K, E

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

s
p
o
r
t
s
m
a
n
l
i
k
e

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for sportsmanlike.

SPORTSMANLIKE is a 13-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 21.
It starts with S and ends with E.
It contains 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 31%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEAFGHIJKL.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCCVCCVCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using sportsmanlike in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SPORTSMANLIKE has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

SPORTSMANLIKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

SPORTSMANLIKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SPORTSMANLIKE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside sportsmanlike.

Unique Letters

12

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

K

Letter Pattern

ABCDEAFGHIJKL

CV Pattern

CCVCCCCVCCVCV

Vowel Share

31%

Consonant Share

69%

Bigrams

SP, PO, OR, RT, TS, SM, MA, AN, NL, LI, IK, KE

Trigrams

SPO, POR, ORT, RTS, TSM, SMA, MAN, ANL, NLI, LIK, IKE

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for sportsmanlike.

SPORTSMANLIKE is a 13-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with S and ends with E, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 9 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCVCCCCVCCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 13 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CCVCCCCVCCVCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 21, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with S and ends with E, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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