01 Word definition

chiefly

7 letters · 2 vowels · 5 consonants

Is CHIEFLY a word?

Yes. CHIEFLY is a 7-letter noun. CHIEFLY is a adverbial form of CHIEF: a person who is in charge Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell CHIEFLY?

C-H-I-E-F-L-Y

CHIEFLY contains 7 letters, begins with C, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

CHIEFLY is a adverbial form of CHIEF.

1noun

  1. CHIEFLY is a adverbial form of CHIEF: a person who is in charge

    the head of the whole operation
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score18points
Words With Friends18points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is CHIEFLY spelled?

C1H2I3E4F5L6Y7
Starts withCHIFirst 3 letters
Ends withFLYLast 3 letters
Unique letters7No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About CHIEFLY.

How do you spell CHIEFLY?

CHIEFLY is spelled C-H-I-E-F-L-Y. It contains 7 letters.