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gently

/ˈdʒɛntli/•adverb

Gently is also used as adverb, with meanings including with little weight or force.

3 meanings6 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

TLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “GENTLY” Mean?

/ˈdʒɛntli/

gently has 3 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

3 senses

gradually

“a gently sloping terrain”

in a gentle manner

“he talked gently to the injured animal”

Synonyms

mildly

with little weight or force

“she kissed him lightly on the forehead”

Synonyms

lightly softly

Synonyms for GENTLY

mildly lightly softly

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word gently with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

gradually

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

G, E, N, T, L, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for gently.

GENTLY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with G and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using gently in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

GENTLY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

GENTLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

GENTLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

GENTLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside gently.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

GE, EN, NT, TL, LY

Trigrams

GEN, ENT, NTL, TLY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for gently.

GENTLY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with G and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.