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slightly

/ˈslaɪtli/•adverb

Slightly is also used as adverb, with meanings including to a small degree or extent.

2 meanings8 lettersScrabble 15

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

TLY

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “SLIGHTLY” Mean?

/ˈslaɪtli/

slightly has 2 documented senses across adverb.

Adverb

2 senses

to a small degree or extent

“his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory”

“the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other”

Synonyms

somewhat

in a slim or slender manner

“a slenderly built woman”

“slightly built”

Synonyms

slenderly slimly

Synonyms for SLIGHTLY

somewhat slenderly slimly

Scrabble Score

Letters

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Word Intelligence

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

Definition

to a small degree or extent

Length

8 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

S, L, I, G, H, T, 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 slightly.

SLIGHTLY is a 8-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 15.

It starts with S and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 7 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 13%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFBG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CCVCCCCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

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

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

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

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

SLIGHTLY 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 slightly.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFBG

CV Pattern

CCVCCCCC

Vowel Share

13%

Consonant Share

87%

Bigrams

SL, LI, IG, GH, HT, TL, LY

Trigrams

SLI, LIG, IGH, GHT, HTL, TLY

Crossword Intelligence

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

SLIGHTLY 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 CCVCCCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.