otherwise: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 15 letter points · starts with O · ends with E
Meaning of otherwise
adv
- not-comparable
Differently, in another way.
Example: You may have a point, but I think otherwise.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
In different circumstances; or else.
Example: I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
Example: He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
Source: Wiktionary — otherwise.
adj
- not-comparable
Other than supposed; different.
Example: He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
Source: Wiktionary — otherwise.
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 otherwise.
adverb
in another and different manner
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is otherwise in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of otherwise
O(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + W(4) + I(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 15 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 otherwise
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 otherwise
318 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in otherwise. Showing up to 24, longest first.