actually: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of actually
adv
- modal, not-comparable
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
Example: His promises did not correspond with what he actually did.
- not-comparable
Currently; at the time.
- not-comparable, obsolete
Actively.
Listed forms: actially, ackshually, ackshully, akshually, akshully, ackshly, akshly.
Source: Wiktionary — actually.
intj
- Philippines, informal
Indicating affirmation, agreement.
Source: Wiktionary — actually.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for actually.
adverb
in actual fact
- really
- properly speaking
- strictly speaking
- to be precise
adverb
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
- in reality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is actually in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of actually
A(1) + C(3) + T(1) + U(1) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 13 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of actually
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from actually
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in actually. Showing up to 24, longest first.