carefully: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 17 letter points · starts with C · ends with Y
Meaning of carefully
adv
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
Example: As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.
Conscientiously, painstakingly, fastidiously, meticulously
- obsolete
Sorrowfully.
Source: Wiktionary — carefully.
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 carefully.
adverb
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
- cautiously
- with kid gloves
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is carefully in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of carefully
C(3) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) + F(4) + U(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 17 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 carefully
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 carefully
157 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in carefully. Showing up to 24, longest first.