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sickly

/ˈsɪkli/•adjective

Sickly is also used as adjective, with meanings including somewhat ill or prone to illness.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

KLY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “SICKLY” Mean?

/ˈsɪkli/

sickly has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

unhealthy looking

Synonyms

sallow

somewhat ill or prone to illness

“my poor ailing grandmother”

“feeling a bit indisposed today”

“you look a little peaked”

“feeling poorly”

Synonyms

ailing indisposed peaked poorly unwell seedy

Word Forms

sicklier sickliest

Synonyms for SICKLY

sallow ailing indisposed peaked poorly unwell seedy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

unhealthy looking

Length

6 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, I, C, K, 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 sickly.

SICKLY is a 6-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 17%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEF.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

SICKLY has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

SICKLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

SICKLY 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 sickly.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEF

CV Pattern

CVCCCC

Vowel Share

17%

Consonant Share

83%

Bigrams

SI, IC, CK, KL, LY

Trigrams

SIC, ICK, CKL, KLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SICKLY is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.