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Leadingly

l 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 2l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Rare · adverb form of leading

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

What does leadingly mean?

adjective

  1. indicating the most important performer or role

    “the leading man”

    Synonymsprimastarstarringstellar

  2. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

    “our greatest statesmen”

    Synonymspreeminent

  3. going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way

    “we rode in the leading car”

  4. having the leading position or higher score in a contest

    “he is ahead by a pawn”

    Synonymsaheadin the lead

Definitions shown for leading, the base form of leadingly.

Is LEADINGLY a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LEADINGLY worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
l 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 2l 1y 4

Words With Friends

17 pts
l 2e 1a 1d 2i 1n 2g 3l 2y 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
l 1e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 3l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
l 2e 1a 1d 2i 1n 1g 4l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in LEADINGLY

Hooks for LEADINGLY

Add one letter to the front or back of LEADINGLY to make another word.

Front hooks

pleadingly

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LEADINGLY

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

seeminglywillinglycunninglyknowinglyblindinglyboringlylovinglystartlinglyaccordinglyamazinglyappallinglyexceedinglyconvincinglyincreasinglysurprisinglyinterestinglyamusinglyalarminglyannoyinglyunwittinglydepressinglydisgustinglysinglyastonishingly
All words ending in -INGLY

Leadingly: quick answers

Is LEADINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. LEADINGLY is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is LEADINGLY worth?
LEADINGLY scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does leadingly mean?
leadingly is the adverb form of leading, which means “indicating the most important performer or role”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LEADINGLY?
You can make 339 shorter words from LEADINGLY, such as DALLYING, DELAYING, GELIDLY, GENIALLY. See the full list.