suddenly: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of suddenly
adv
Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.
Example: Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.
Listed forms: sodeinly.
Source: Wiktionary — suddenly.
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
quickly and without warning
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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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of suddenly
S(1) + U(1) + D(2) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + L(1) + Y(4) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of suddenly
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from suddenly
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