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already

adverb

Already is also used as adverb, with meanings including prior to a specified or implied time.

1 meaning7 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ADY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “ALREADY” Mean?

already has 1 documented sense across adverb.

Adverb

1 sense

prior to a specified or implied time

“she has already graduated”

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word already with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

prior to a specified or implied time

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, L, R, E, A, D, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for already.

ALREADY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with A and ends with Y.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDAEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using already in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

ALREADY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

ALREADY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALREADY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

ALREADY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside already.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDAEF

CV Pattern

VCCVVCC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

AL, LR, RE, EA, AD, DY

Trigrams

ALR, LRE, REA, EAD, ADY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for already.

ALREADY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with A and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.