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shrewdly

adverb

Shrewdly is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a shrewd manner.

1 meaning8 lettersScrabble 18

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

DLY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SHREWDLY” Mean?

shrewdly has 1 documented sense across adverb.

Adverb

1 sense

in a shrewd manner

“he invested his fortune astutely”

“he was acutely insightful”

Synonyms

astutely sagaciously sapiently acutely

Synonyms for SHREWDLY

astutely sagaciously sapiently acutely

Scrabble Score

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Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

in a shrewd manner

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, H, R, E, W, D, 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 shrewdly.

SHREWDLY is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 18.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 7 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 13%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFGH.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCCVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SHREWDLY has a Scrabble score of 18. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SHREWDLY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

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

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFGH

CV Pattern

CCCVCCCC

Vowel Share

13%

Consonant Share

87%

Bigrams

SH, HR, RE, EW, WD, DL, LY

Trigrams

SHR, HRE, REW, EWD, WDL, DLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SHREWDLY is a 8-letter longer themed answer.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 7 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CCCVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.