somehow: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 15 letter points · starts with S · ends with W
Meaning of somehow
adv
- not-comparable
In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
Example: This problem has to be tackled somehow.
Source: Wiktionary — somehow.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adverb
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is somehow in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of somehow
S(1) + O(1) + M(3) + E(1) + H(4) + O(1) + W(4) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of somehow
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from somehow
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