tantalous
Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
Length
9
Scrabble
9
WWF
12
Starts
TA
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “TANTALOUS” Mean?
Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
Containing tantalum in a higher proportion than tantalic compounds.
Length
9 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
T, A, N, T, A, L, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TANTALOUS has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TANTALOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TANTALOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TANTALOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
T
Letter Pattern
ABCABDEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVVC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
TA, AN, NT, TA, AL, LO, OU, US
Trigrams
TAN, ANT, NTA, TAL, ALO, LOU, OUS
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