literally: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of literally
adv
In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word. Without overstatement or understatement, or false or misleading words.
Example: He's prone to exaggeration, so don't take what he says literally.
In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word. With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
Example: When I saw on the news that there would be no school tomorrow because of the snowstorm, I literally jumped for joy, and hit my head on the ceiling fan.
In a literal manner; exactly as stated, word for word. Draws attention to a pun or other wordplay involving an idiom.
Example: My daughter's pet rabbit had babies, and now we've literally got rabbits coming out of our ears.
- colloquial
As an intensifier. Used as a general intensifier or dramatiser, sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler.
Example: I had no idea, so I was literally guessing.
Listed forms: litterally.
Source: Wiktionary — literally.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is literally in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of literally
L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 12 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 literally
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from literally
167 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in literally. Showing up to 24, longest first.