sustain
Sustain commonly means to lengthen or extend in duration or space, undergo (as of injuries and illnesses), or supply with necessities and support.
Length
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
SU
Ends
AIN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SUSTAIN” Mean?
/səˈsteɪn/
sustain has 7 documented senses across verb.
Verb
7 senseslengthen or extend in duration or space
“We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible”
“prolong the treatment of the patient”
“keep up the good work”
Synonyms
admit as valid
“The court sustained the motion”
Show 1 more verb definition
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
“his story confirmed my doubts”
“The evidence supports the defendant”
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
lengthen or extend in duration or space
Length
7 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
N
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
S, U, S, T, A, I, N
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Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆SUSTAIN has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆SUSTAIN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆SUSTAIN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SUSTAIN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
S
Letter Pattern
ABACDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
SU, US, ST, TA, AI, IN
Trigrams
SUS, UST, STA, TAI, AIN
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