lonely: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of lonely
adj
Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
Unfrequented by people; desolate.
Without companions; solitary.
Listed forms: lonelier, loneliest.
Source: Wiktionary — lonely.
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 lonely.
adjective
lacking companions or companionship
adjective
marked by dejection from being alone
adjective
characterized by or preferring solitude
adjective
devoid of creatures
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 lonely
L(1) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of lonely
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from lonely
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lonely. Showing up to 24, longest first.