golly
A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
GO
Ends
LLY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GOLLY” Mean?
A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.
Length
5 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
G, O, 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
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆GOLLY has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆GOLLY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GOLLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GOLLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CVCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
GO, OL, LL, LY
Trigrams
GOL, OLL, LLY
Crossword Intelligence
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