loyal
Loyal is also used as adjective, with meanings including steadfast in allegiance or duty.
Length
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
LO
Ends
YAL
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “LOYAL” Mean?
/ˈlɔɪəl/
loyal has 3 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
3 sensessteadfast in allegiance or duty
“loyal subjects”
“loyal friends stood by him”
inspired by love for your country
Synonyms
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
“a firm ally”
“loyal supporters”
“{'source': 'Campaign song for William Henry Harrison', 'text': 'the true-hearted soldier … of Tippecanoe'}”
“fast friends”
Synonyms
Synonyms for LOYAL
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
steadfast in allegiance or duty
Length
5 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
L
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
L, O, Y, A, L
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆LOYAL has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆LOYAL 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
★★★★☆LOYAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LOYAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDA
CV Pattern
CVCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
LO, OY, YA, AL
Trigrams
LOY, OYA, YAL
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