mostly: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with M · ends with Y
Meaning of mostly
adv
- not-comparable
Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
Example: They're mostly good people, although they have made a few mistakes.
- India, not-comparable, proscribed
Synonym of probably, likely.
- not-comparable, obsolete
To the greatest extent; most.
Listed forms: mostlie, moastly.
Source: Wiktionary — mostly.
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 mostly.
adverb
in large part; mainly or chiefly
- largely
- for the most part
adverb
usually; as a rule
- by and large
- generally
- more often than not
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 mostly
M(3) + O(1) + S(1) + T(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of mostly
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 mostly
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mostly. Showing up to 24, longest first.