Banally
7 lettersadverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
In a banal or trite manner, lacking originality due to excessive familiarity through overuse.
“The speech was banally predictable, recycling the same tired phrases the audience had heard many times before.”
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ba·nal·ly
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Wordle
Ends in -ALLY with an unusual B-A-N start, the double L near the end is the pattern to confirm.
Scrabble
Worth 12 points, the -ALLY suffix is a useful extension if you can hook it onto an existing board stem.
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