legitimately
Legitimately is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a manner acceptable to common custom.
Length
12
Scrabble
18
WWF
21
Starts
LE
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LEGITIMATELY” Mean?
legitimately has 2 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
2 sensesScrabble Score
18
Letters
12
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
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Definition
in a manner acceptable to common custom
Length
12 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
Y
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Letters
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
★★★★★LEGITIMATELY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LEGITIMATELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LEGITIMATELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 12-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LEGITIMATELY 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
4
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDFGEBAH
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
42%
Consonant Share
58%
Bigrams
LE, EG, GI, IT, TI, IM, MA, AT, TE, EL, LY
Trigrams
LEG, EGI, GIT, ITI, TIM, IMA, MAT, ATE, TEL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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