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lowly

/ˈləʊli/•adjective

Lowly is also used as adjective, with meanings including low or inferior in station or quality.

4 meanings5 lettersScrabble 11

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

WLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “LOWLY” Mean?

/ˈləʊli/

lowly has 4 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

4 senses

low or inferior in station or quality

“a humble cottage”

“a lowly parish priest”

“a modest man of the people”

“small beginnings”

Synonyms

humble low modest small

inferior in rank or status

“a lowly corporal”

“petty officialdom”

Synonyms

petty secondary subaltern

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

Synonyms

humble menial

of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)

“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”

“of humble (or lowly) birth”

Synonyms

base baseborn humble

Word Forms

lowlier lowliest

Synonyms for LOWLY

humble low modest small petty secondary subaltern menial base baseborn

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word lowly with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

low or inferior in station or quality

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

L, O, W, L, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for lowly.

LOWLY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 11.

It starts with L and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCAD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using lowly in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

LOWLY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

LOWLY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

LOWLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

LOWLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside lowly.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCAD

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

LO, OW, WL, LY

Trigrams

LOW, OWL, WLY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for lowly.

LOWLY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with L and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.