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Animately
a 1n 1i 1m 3a 1t 1e 1l 1y 4
About 4 syllables
adjective · 9 letters · Rare · adverb form of animate
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does animately mean?
adjective
belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
“the word `dog' is animate”
endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
“we are animate beings”
endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
“the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence”
Synonymssentient
Definitions shown for animate, the base form of animately.
Is ANIMATELY a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) | Yes |
| Words With Friends (ENABLE) | Yes |
| Wordle (guess list) | No |
How many points is ANIMATELY worth?
Scrabble
14 ptsWords With Friends
16 ptsWordfeud
14 ptsNYT Crossplay
15 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in ANIMATELY
Best shorter words top 30 of 367
amenity 12anytime 12laytime 12meatily 12amytal 11enmity 11layman 11laymen 11mainly 11matily 11meanly 11myelin 11namely 11tamely 11timely 11alaiment 10amity 10anality 10analyte 10antimale 10atimy 10etyma 10laminate 10limey 10malty 10manly 10manty 10matey 10mayan 10mealy 10
See all 367 words made from ANIMATELY Words that end like ANIMATELY
Common words that share the ending -ELY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
extremelysincerelyabsolutelycompletelydefinitelyrelativelyseparatelyseverelyultimatelyeffectivelyfortunatelyrespectivelyadverselyimmenselyintenselyaccuratelyadequatelyconverselyinfinitelymoderatelypositivelydesperatelyexcessivelyexclusively
All words ending in -ELY Animately: quick answers
Is ANIMATELY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANIMATELY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANIMATELY worth?
ANIMATELY scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does animately mean?
animately is the adverb form of animate, which means “belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANIMATELY?
You can make 367 shorter words from ANIMATELY, such as AMENITY, ANYTIME, LAYTIME, MEATILY. See the full list.