tetanus
Tetanus can refer to a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses or an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages.
Length
7
Scrabble
7
WWF
9
Starts
TE
Ends
NUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TETANUS” Mean?
/ˈtɛt.ən.əs/
tetanus has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesan acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Synonyms
a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
Synonyms for TETANUS
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
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Definition
an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages
Length
7 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
T, E, T, A, N, U, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TETANUS has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TETANUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆TETANUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
T
Letter Pattern
ABACDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCVC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
TE, ET, TA, AN, NU, US
Trigrams
TET, ETA, TAN, ANU, NUS
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