barely
Barely is also used as adverb, with meanings including only a very short time before.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
BA
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BARELY” Mean?
/ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/
barely has 3 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
3 sensesby a little
“I only just caught the bus”
“he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours”
“it was barely 5 a.m.”
“the network has barely 5 percent of viewers”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
only a very short time before
Length
6 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
B, A, R, E, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆BARELY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BARELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BARELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BARELY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BA, AR, RE, EL, LY
Trigrams
BAR, ARE, REL, ELY
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