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dearly

/ˈdɪɹli/•adverb

Dearly is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a sincere and heartfelt manner.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

RLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “DEARLY” Mean?

/ˈdɪɹli/

dearly has 3 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

3 senses

in a sincere and heartfelt manner

“I would dearly love to know”

at a great cost

“he paid dearly for the food”

“this cost him dear”

Synonyms

dear

with affection

“she loved him dearly”

“he treats her affectionately”

Synonyms

affectionately dear

Synonyms for DEARLY

dear affectionately

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

in a sincere and heartfelt manner

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

D, E, A, R, 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 dearly.

DEARLY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with D and ends with Y.

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 33%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVVCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

DEARLY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

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

Letter Intelligence

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Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVVCCC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

DE, EA, AR, RL, LY

Trigrams

DEA, EAR, ARL, RLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

DEARLY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.