originally: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with O · ends with Y
Meaning of originally
adv
- not-comparable
As it was in the beginning; at first.
Example: Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age.
In an original manner.
Example: They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas.
Source: Wiktionary — originally.
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 originally.
adverb
with reference to the origin or beginning
- primitively
- in the beginning
adverb
before now
- in the first place
- earlier
- in the beginning
- to begin with
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is originally in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of originally
O(1) + R(1) + I(1) + G(2) + I(1) + N(1) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 14 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 originally
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 originally
212 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in originally. Showing up to 24, longest first.