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Onely

o 1n 1e 1l 1y 4

About 2 syllables

adjective · 5 letters · Rare · adverb form of one

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

What does onely mean?

adjective

  1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

    “`ane' is Scottish”

    Synonymsiane

  2. having the indivisible character of a unit

    “a unitary action”

    Synonymsunitary

  3. of the same kind or quality

    “two animals of one species”

  4. (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier

    “that is one fine dog”

    Synonymsright

  5. indefinite in time or position

    “he will come one day”

  6. being a single entity made by combining separate components

    “three chemicals combining into one solution”

Definitions shown for one, the base form of onely.

Is ONELY 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) Yes

How many points is ONELY worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
o 1n 1e 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

9 pts
o 1n 2e 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

8 pts
o 1n 1e 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
o 1n 1e 1l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in ONELY

Hooks for ONELY

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

Front hooks

lonely

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ONELY

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.

likelynamelypurelyrarelyrelysafelysolelysurelywidelycloselybarelyhugelylatelylivelylovelynicelylooselycomelyfinelyhomelymutelyrudelysorelytamely
All words ending in -ELY

Onely: quick answers

Is ONELY a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. ONELY is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is ONELY worth?
ONELY scores 8 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does onely mean?
onely is the adverb form of one, which means “used of a single unit or thing”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ONELY?
You can make 30 shorter words from ONELY, such as LYNE, ONLY, LEY, LOY. See the full list.