vindictive
Vindictive is also used as adjective, with meanings including disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge.
Length
10
Scrabble
19
WWF
23
Starts
VI
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “VINDICTIVE” Mean?
/vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/
vindictive has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesdisposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
“{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'more vindictive than jealous love'}”
“{'source': 'M.R.Cohen', 'text': 'punishments … essentially vindictive in their nature'}”
Synonyms
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
“a despiteful fiend”
“a truly spiteful child”
“a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment”
Synonyms
Synonyms for VINDICTIVE
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
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Definition
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
Length
10 letters
Starts With
V
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
V, I, N, D, I, C, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★VINDICTIVE has a Scrabble score of 19. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆VINDICTIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆VINDICTIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆VINDICTIVE 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
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDBEFBAG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
VI, IN, ND, DI, IC, CT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
VIN, IND, NDI, DIC, ICT, CTI, TIV, IVE
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