Eerily
6 lettersadverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
In a strangely unsettling or mysteriously uncanny way.
“The deserted street was eerily quiet on what should have been a busy afternoon.”
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ee·ri·ly
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Wordle
Opens with double E, four vowels in six letters including E, E, I, and Y, the consonants are only R and L
Scrabble
Four vowels make this a strong tile-dump word, Y scores 4 points, valuable when holding too many vowels
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