essentially
Essentially is also used as adverb, with meanings including in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
Length
11
Scrabble
14
WWF
16
Starts
ES
Ends
LLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ESSENTIALLY” Mean?
/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
essentially has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 sensein essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
“He is basically dishonest”
“the argument was essentially a technical one”
Synonyms
Synonyms for ESSENTIALLY
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
Length
11 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
E, S, S, E, N, T, I, A, L, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★ESSENTIALLY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ESSENTIALLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ESSENTIALLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ESSENTIALLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABBACDEFGGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVVCCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
ES, SS, SE, EN, NT, TI, IA, AL, LL, LY
Trigrams
ESS, SSE, SEN, ENT, NTI, TIA, IAL, ALL, LLY
Crossword Intelligence
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