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wily

/waɪ.li/•adjective

Wily is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by skill in deception.

1 meaning4 lettersScrabble 10

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ILY

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “WILY” Mean?

/waɪ.li/

wily has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

marked by skill in deception

“cunning men often pass for wise”

“a foxy scheme”

“a slick evasive answer”

“sly as a fox”

Synonyms

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky

Word Forms

wilier wiliest

Synonyms for WILY

crafty cunning dodgy foxy guileful knavish slick sly tricksy tricky

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

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

Definition

marked by skill in deception

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

W, I, 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 wily.

WILY is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 10.

It starts with W and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

WILY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

WILY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

WILY 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 wily.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

WI, IL, LY

Trigrams

WIL, ILY

Crossword Intelligence

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

WILY is a 4-letter short fill.

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

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.