customary
Customary is also used as adjective, with meanings including in accordance with convention or custom.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
18
Starts
CU
Ends
ARY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “CUSTOMARY” Mean?
/ˈkʌstəm(ə)ɹi/
customary has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesin accordance with convention or custom
“sealed the deal with the customary handshake”
commonly used or practiced; usual
“his accustomed thoroughness”
“took his customary morning walk”
“his habitual comment”
“with her wonted candor”
Synonyms
Synonyms for CUSTOMARY
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
in accordance with convention or custom
Length
9 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
C, U, S, T, O, M, A, R, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★CUSTOMARY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CUSTOMARY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆CUSTOMARY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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★★★★☆CUSTOMARY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHI
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
CU, US, ST, TO, OM, MA, AR, RY
Trigrams
CUS, UST, STO, TOM, OMA, MAR, ARY
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