chiefly
Chiefly is also used as adverb, with meanings including for the most part.
Length
7
Scrabble
18
WWF
18
Starts
CH
Ends
FLY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CHIEFLY” Mean?
/ˈtʃiːf.li/
chiefly has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for CHIEFLY
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
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Definition
for the most part
Length
7 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
C, H, I, E, F, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CHIEFLY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CHIEFLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CHIEFLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CHIEFLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFG
CV Pattern
CCVVCCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
CH, HI, IE, EF, FL, LY
Trigrams
CHI, HIE, IEF, EFL, FLY
Crossword Intelligence
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