perilously
Perilously is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a dangerous manner.
Length
10
Scrabble
15
WWF
18
Starts
PE
Ends
SLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PERILOUSLY” Mean?
perilously has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 sensein a dangerous manner
“he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge”
Synonyms
Synonyms for PERILOUSLY
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
10
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
in a dangerous manner
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
6
Letters
P, E, R, I, L, 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
★★★★★PERILOUSLY has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PERILOUSLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PERILOUSLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PERILOUSLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
9
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHEI
CV Pattern
CVCVCVVCCC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
PE, ER, RI, IL, LO, OU, US, SL, LY
Trigrams
PER, ERI, RIL, ILO, LOU, OUS, USL, SLY
Crossword Intelligence
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