motherly
Motherly is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including befitting a mother; warm and nurturing or in a maternal manner; as a mother.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
16
Starts
MO
Ends
RLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “MOTHERLY” Mean?
/ˈmʌðəli/
motherly has 2 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
1 sensebefitting a mother; warm and nurturing
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for MOTHERLY
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
befitting a mother; warm and nurturing
Length
8 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
M, O, T, H, E, R, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★MOTHERLY has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MOTHERLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆MOTHERLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆MOTHERLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
MO, OT, TH, HE, ER, RL, LY
Trigrams
MOT, OTH, THE, HER, ERL, RLY
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