easterly
Easterly can refer to a wind from the east. Easterly is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including lying in or toward the east or from the east.
Length
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
EA
Ends
RLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EASTERLY” Mean?
/ˈis.tɚˌli/
easterly has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
1 sensea wind from the east
Synonyms
Adverb
1 sensefrom the east
“the winds blew easterly all night”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
lying in or toward the east
Length
8 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
E, A, S, T, E, R, L, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆EASTERLY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EASTERLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EASTERLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EASTERLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEFG
CV Pattern
VVCCVCCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
EA, AS, ST, TE, ER, RL, LY
Trigrams
EAS, AST, STE, TER, ERL, RLY
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