likely
Likely is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including has a good chance of being the case or of coming about or with considerable certainty; without much doubt.
Length
6
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
LI
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LIKELY” Mean?
likely has 4 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
3 senseshas a good chance of being the case or of coming about
“these services are likely to be available to us all before long”
“she is likely to forget”
“a likely place for a restaurant”
“the broken limb is likely to fall”
within the realm of credibility
“not a very likely excuse”
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
Length
6 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
L, I, K, 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
Strategy notes for using likely in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LIKELY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LIKELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LIKELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LIKELY 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
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDAE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LI, IK, KE, EL, LY
Trigrams
LIK, IKE, KEL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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