tentatively
Tentatively is also used as adverb, with meanings including in a tentative manner.
Length
11
Scrabble
17
WWF
19
Starts
TE
Ends
ELY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “TENTATIVELY” Mean?
/ˈtɛntətɪvli/
tentatively has 1 documented sense across adverb.
Adverb
1 sensein a tentative manner
“we agreed tentatively on a dinner date”
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
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Definition
in a tentative manner
Length
11 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
Y
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
T, E, N, T, A, T, I, V, E, 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
★★★★★TENTATIVELY has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TENTATIVELY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TENTATIVELY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TENTATIVELY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCADAEFBGH
CV Pattern
CVCCVCVCVCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
TE, EN, NT, TA, AT, TI, IV, VE, EL, LY
Trigrams
TEN, ENT, NTA, TAT, ATI, TIV, IVE, VEL, ELY
Crossword Intelligence
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