illicitly
Illicitly is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
IL
Ends
TLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “ILLICITLY” Mean?
illicitly 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
Synonyms for ILLICITLY
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
I, L, L, I, C, I, T, 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
★★★★★ILLICITLY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ILLICITLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLICITLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ILLICITLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABBACADBE
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
IL, LL, LI, IC, CI, IT, TL, LY
Trigrams
ILL, LLI, LIC, ICI, CIT, ITL, TLY
Crossword Intelligence
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