highly: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 16 letter points · starts with H · ends with Y
Meaning of highly
adv
In a high or esteemed manner.
Example: He spoke highly of you.
Extremely; greatly; very much.
Example: He is in a highly visible job.
Listed forms: highlier, highliest.
Source: Wiktionary — highly.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adverb
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of highly
H(4) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + L(1) + Y(4) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of highly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from highly
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in highly. Showing up to 24, longest first.