illegitimately
Illegitimately is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom.
Length
14
Scrabble
20
WWF
24
Starts
IL
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ILLEGITIMATELY” Mean?
illegitimately has 2 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
2 sensesin a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
“He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold”
Synonyms
of biological parents not married to each other
“this child was born illegitimately”
Synonyms for ILLEGITIMATELY
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
14
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
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Definition
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
Length
14 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
Y
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Letters
I, L, L, E, G, I, T, I, M, A, T, E, 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
★★★★★ILLEGITIMATELY has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ILLEGITIMATELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLEGITIMATELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 14-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLEGITIMATELY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
6
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABBCDAEAFGECBH
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
IL, LL, LE, EG, GI, IT, TI, IM, MA, AT, TE, EL, LY
Trigrams
ILL, LLE, LEG, EGI, GIT, ITI, TIM, IMA, MAT, ATE, TEL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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