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8-letter word Answer Analysis

backbone

Letter frequency breakdown, position stats, and a full solve walkthrough.

B

3%

A

10%

C

7%

K

1%

B

2%

O

4%

N

16%

E

25%

Solve Walkthrough

1
C
A
S
U
A
L
L
Y

1 correct,  1 present,  6 absent

2
B
A
C
K
B
O
N
E

✓ Answer found!

Solved in 2 guesses out of 6

Strategy Insights

🎯

Opening Word

C
A
S
U
A
L
L
Y

Starting with casually to test high-frequency letters. This opener helps eliminate or confirm common letters quickly.

💡

Key Breakthrough

revealed backbone 8 positions .

This breakthrough significantly narrowed down the possibilities, leading toward the solution.

🔍

Elimination Pattern

Letters ruled out during the solve:

S U A L Y

Eliminating these 5 letters helped focus on the remaining candidates.

📊

Difficulty Rating

⭐⭐⭐ Easy

Solved in 2 guesses Excellent efficiency!

Letter Analysis

Pos Letter At position In any word
1 b
3% (9 words)
9% (23 words)
2 a
10% (25 words)
59% (154 words)
3 c
7% (18 words)
40% (105 words)
4 k
1% (2 words)
3% (9 words)
5 b
2% (4 words)
9% (23 words)
6 o
4% (10 words)
37% (96 words)
7 n
16% (43 words)
51% (133 words)
8 e
25% (66 words)
78% (205 words)

Letter Heatmap for 8-Letter Words

How often each letter appears in 8-letter words in our dictionary. Letters highlighted in the answer word are shown in green.

Q 3%
W 5%
E 78%
R 51%
T 49%
Y 11%
U 25%
I 57%
O 37%
P 20%
A 59%
S 33%
D 33%
F 10%
G 19%
H 13%
J 1%
K 3%
L 33%
Z 1%
X 3%
C 40%
V 15%
B 9%
N 51%
M 20%

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