especially
Especially is also used as adverb, with meanings including to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common.
Length
10
Scrabble
17
WWF
20
Starts
ES
Ends
LLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ESPECIALLY” Mean?
/ɪˈspɛʃ(ə)li/
especially has 2 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
2 sensesto a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
“he was particularly fussy about spelling”
“a particularly gruesome attack”
“under peculiarly tragic circumstances”
“an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger”
Synonyms
Synonyms for ESPECIALLY
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
Length
10 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
E, S, P, E, C, I, A, L, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using especially in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★ESPECIALLY has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ESPECIALLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ESPECIALLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ESPECIALLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside especially.
Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFGGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCVVCCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
ES, SP, PE, EC, CI, IA, AL, LL, LY
Trigrams
ESP, SPE, PEC, ECI, CIA, IAL, ALL, LLY
Crossword Intelligence
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