mainly: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with M · ends with Y
Meaning of mainly
adv
- not-comparable
Of a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.
- not-comparable, obsolete
Forcefully, vigorously.
- not-comparable, obsolete
Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
- not-comparable, obsolete
To a great degree; very much.
Source: Wiktionary — mainly.
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 mainly.
adverb
for the most part
- chiefly
- principally
- primarily
- in the main
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mainly in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of mainly
M(3) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of mainly
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 mainly
51 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mainly. Showing up to 24, longest first.