lately
Lately is also used as adverb, with meanings including in the recent past.
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
LA
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LATELY” Mean?
/ˈleɪt.li/
lately has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
in the recent past
Length
6 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
L, 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
★★★☆☆LATELY has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LATELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LATELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LATELY 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
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDAE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LA, AT, TE, EL, LY
Trigrams
LAT, ATE, TEL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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