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Briefly

b 3r 1i 1e 1f 4l 1y 4

About 2 syllables

adverb · 7 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does briefly mean?

adverb

  1. for a short time

    “she visited him briefly”

  2. in a concise manner; in a few words

    “the history is summed up concisely in this book”

    Synonymsconciselyshortlyin briefin short

Is BRIEFLY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 BRIEFLY worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3r 1i 1e 1f 4l 1y 4

Words With Friends

16 pts
b 4r 1i 1e 1f 4l 2y 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
b 4r 1i 1e 1f 4l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
b 4r 1i 1e 1f 4l 2y 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BRIEFLY

Words that end like BRIEFLY

Common words that share the ending -IEFLY, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

chiefly
All words ending in -IEFLY

Briefly: quick answers

Is BRIEFLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BRIEFLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BRIEFLY worth?
BRIEFLY scores 15 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does briefly mean?
As an adverb, briefly means “for a short time”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BRIEFLY?
You can make 83 shorter words from BRIEFLY, such as BELFRY, RIFELY, FERLY, FIERY. See the full list.