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severely

adverb

Severely is also used as adverb, with meanings including to a severe or serious degree.

3 meanings8 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

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ELY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SEVERELY” Mean?

severely has 3 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

3 senses

to a severe or serious degree

“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”

“badly injured”

“a severely impaired heart”

“is gravely ill”

Synonyms

badly gravely seriously

with sternness; in a severe manner

“‘No,’ she said sternly”

“peered severely over her glasses”

Synonyms

sternly

causing great damage or hardship

“industries hit hard by the depression”

“she was severely affected by the bank's failure”

Synonyms

hard

Synonyms for SEVERELY

badly gravely seriously sternly hard

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word severely with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

to a severe or serious degree

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, E, V, E, R, E, L, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for severely.

SEVERELY is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 38%.

It has 2 repeated letters.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCBDBEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using severely in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SEVERELY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

SEVERELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

SEVERELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SEVERELY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside severely.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCBDBEF

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCC

Vowel Share

38%

Consonant Share

62%

Bigrams

SE, EV, VE, ER, RE, EL, LY

Trigrams

SEV, EVE, VER, ERE, REL, ELY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for severely.

SEVERELY is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

It starts with S and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.