striking
Striking can refer to the physical coming together of two or more things or the act of contacting one thing with another. Striking is also used as adjective, with meanings including sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect.
Length
8
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
ST
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “STRIKING” Mean?
/ˈstɹaɪkɪŋ/
striking has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensessensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
“a dramatic sunset”
“a dramatic pause”
“a spectacular display of northern lights”
“it was a spectacular play”
Synonyms
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
“a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book”
“salient traits”
“a spectacular rise in prices”
Noun
2 sensesSynonyms for STRIKING
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
Length
8 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
S, T, R, I, K, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆STRIKING has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆STRIKING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆STRIKING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆STRIKING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFG
CV Pattern
CCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
ST, TR, RI, IK, KI, IN, NG
Trigrams
STR, TRI, RIK, IKI, KIN, ING
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