ominously
Ominously is also used as adverb, with meanings including in an ominous manner.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
OM
Ends
SLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OMINOUSLY” Mean?
ominously has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 sensein an ominous manner
“the sun darkened ominously”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
in an ominous manner
Length
9 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
5
Letters
O, M, I, N, O, U, S, 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
★★★★★OMINOUSLY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OMINOUSLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OMINOUSLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆OMINOUSLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEFGH
CV Pattern
VCVCVVCCC
Vowel Share
44%
Consonant Share
56%
Bigrams
OM, MI, IN, NO, OU, US, SL, LY
Trigrams
OMI, MIN, INO, NOU, OUS, USL, SLY
Crossword Intelligence
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