badly: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with B · ends with Y
Meaning of badly
adv
In a bad manner.
Example: Things are going badly for her: she did badly in her exams owing to a badly designed studying schedule.
Very much; to a great degree.
Example: I want it so badly.
Source: Wiktionary — badly.
adj
- Northern-England
Ill, unwell.
Example: He's never badly.
Source: Wiktionary — badly.
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 badly.
adverb
to a severe or serious degree
adverb
(‘ill’ is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
adverb
in a disobedient or naughty way
adverb
with great intensity (‘bad’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘badly’)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is badly in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of badly
B(3) + A(1) + D(2) + L(1) + Y(4) = 11 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 badly
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from badly
21 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in badly. Showing up to 24, longest first.