early
Early is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time or before the usual time or the time expected.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
EA
Ends
RLY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “EARLY” Mean?
/ˈɝli/
early has 9 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
6 sensesat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
“early morning”
“an early warning”
“early diagnosis”
“an early death”
being or occurring at an early stage of development
“in an early stage”
“early forms of life”
“early man”
“an early computer”
very young
“at an early age”
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
“the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.”
“Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700”
expected in the near future
“look for an early end to the negotiations”
Adverb
3 sensesduring an early stage
“early on in her career”
before the usual time or the time expected
“she graduated early”
“the house was completed ahead of time”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Length
5 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
E, A, R, 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
★★★☆☆EARLY has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆EARLY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆EARLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆EARLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VVCCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
EA, AR, RL, LY
Trigrams
EAR, ARL, RLY
Crossword Intelligence
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