formerly
Formerly is also used as adverb, with meanings including at a previous time.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
17
Starts
FO
Ends
RLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FORMERLY” Mean?
/ˈfɔɹmɚli/
formerly has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
at a previous time
Length
8 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
F, O, R, M, E, 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
★★★★★FORMERLY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FORMERLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FORMERLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆FORMERLY 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
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDECFG
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
FO, OR, RM, ME, ER, RL, LY
Trigrams
FOR, ORM, RME, MER, ERL, RLY
Crossword Intelligence
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