literally
Literally is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a literal sense.
Length
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
LI
Ends
LLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LITERALLY” Mean?
/ˈlɪtəɹəli/
literally has 2 documented senses across adverb.
Adverb
2 sensesin a literal sense
“literally translated”
“he said so literally”
(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
“our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
in a literal sense
Length
9 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
Y
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
L, I, T, E, R, A, L, 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
★★★★☆LITERALLY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LITERALLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LITERALLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LITERALLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFAAG
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LI, IT, TE, ER, RA, AL, LL, LY
Trigrams
LIT, ITE, TER, ERA, RAL, ALL, LLY
Crossword Intelligence
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