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costly

/ˈkɒst.li/•adjective

Costly is also used as adjective, with meanings including entailing great loss or sacrifice.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

TLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “COSTLY” Mean?

/ˈkɒst.li/

costly has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

entailing great loss or sacrifice

“a dearly-won victory”

having a high price

“costly jewelry”

“high-priced merchandise”

“much too dear for my pocketbook”

“a pricey restaurant”

Synonyms

dear pricey pricy

Word Forms

costlier costliest

Synonyms for COSTLY

dear pricey pricy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

entailing great loss or sacrifice

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

C, O, S, T, 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 costly.

COSTLY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with C and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

COSTLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

COSTLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

CO, OS, ST, TL, LY

Trigrams

COS, OST, STL, TLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

COSTLY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.