initially
Initially is also used as adverb, with meanings including at the beginning.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
IN
Ends
LLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “INITIALLY” Mean?
/ɪˈnɪʃəli/
initially has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 senseat the beginning
“at first he didn't notice anything strange”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
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Definition
at the beginning
Length
9 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
I, N, I, T, I, A, L, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆INITIALLY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆INITIALLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆INITIALLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆INITIALLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABACADEEF
CV Pattern
VCVCVVCCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
IN, NI, IT, TI, IA, AL, LL, LY
Trigrams
INI, NIT, ITI, TIA, IAL, ALL, LLY
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