merely
Merely is also used as adverb, with meanings including and nothing more.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
ME
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “MERELY” Mean?
/ˈmɪəli/
merely has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 senseScrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
and nothing more
Length
6 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
M, E, R, 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
★★★★☆MERELY has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MERELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MERELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆MERELY 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
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCBDE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
ME, ER, RE, EL, LY
Trigrams
MER, ERE, REL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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