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awfully

/ˈɔːfʊli/•adverb

Awfully is also used as adverb, with meanings including used as intensifiers.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 16

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

LLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “AWFULLY” Mean?

/ˈɔːfʊli/

awfully has 3 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

3 senses

used as intensifiers

“terribly interesting”

“I'm awful sorry”

Synonyms

terribly awful frightfully

of a dreadful kind

“there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning”

Synonyms

dreadfully horribly

in a terrible manner

“she sings terribly”

Synonyms

terribly atrociously abominably abysmally rottenly

Synonyms for AWFULLY

terribly awful frightfully dreadfully horribly atrociously abominably abysmally rottenly

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

used as intensifiers

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

A, W, F, U, L, L, Y

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for awfully.

AWFULLY is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 16.

It starts with A and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 29%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

AWFULLY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

AWFULLY 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 awfully.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEEF

CV Pattern

VCCVCCC

Vowel Share

29%

Consonant Share

71%

Bigrams

AW, WF, FU, UL, LL, LY

Trigrams

AWF, WFU, FUL, ULL, LLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

AWFULLY is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.