surreptitious
Surreptitious is also used as adjective, with meanings including conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods.
Length
13
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
SU
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “SURREPTITIOUS” Mean?
/ˌsʌɹɪpˈtɪʃəs/
surreptitious has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesconducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
“clandestine intelligence operations”
“cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines”
“hole-and-corner intrigue”
“secret missions”
Synonyms for SURREPTITIOUS
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
13
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
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Definition
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Length
13 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
S
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Letters
S, U, R, R, E, P, T, I, T, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★SURREPTITIOUS has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SURREPTITIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SURREPTITIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SURREPTITIOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
5
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABCCDEFGFGHBA
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
46%
Consonant Share
54%
Bigrams
SU, UR, RR, RE, EP, PT, TI, IT, TI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
SUR, URR, RRE, REP, EPT, PTI, TIT, ITI, TIO, IOU, OUS
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