friendly
Friendly can refer to troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces. Friendly is also used as adjective, with meanings including characteristic of or befitting a friend.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
16
Starts
FR
Ends
DLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “FRIENDLY” Mean?
friendly has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
4 sensescharacteristic of or befitting a friend
“friendly advice”
“a friendly neighborhood”
“the only friendly person here”
“a friendly host and hostess”
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
“a government friendly to our interests”
“well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States”
“a relaxed environment well-disposed to the appreciation of good food and fine wine”
easy to understand or use
“user-friendly computers”
“a consumer-friendly policy”
“a reader-friendly novel”
of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
“in friendly territory”
“he was accidentally killed by friendly fire”
Noun
1 sensetroops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
“friendlies came to their rescue”
Word Forms
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
characteristic of or befitting a friend
Length
8 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
F, R, I, E, N, D, L, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FRIENDLY has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FRIENDLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆FRIENDLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FRIENDLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CCVVCCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
FR, RI, IE, EN, ND, DL, LY
Trigrams
FRI, RIE, IEN, END, NDL, DLY
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