very: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with V · ends with Y
Meaning of very
adv
- not-comparable
To a great extent or degree.
Example: That dress is very you.
- not-comparable
Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
- not-comparable
Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
Example: He was the very best runner there.
Source: Wiktionary — very.
adj
- literary, not-comparable, usually
True, real, actual.
Example: the fierce hatred of a very woman
- not-comparable, usually
The same; identical.
Example: He proposed marriage in the same restaurant, at the very table where they first met.
- not-comparable, usually
With limiting effect: mere.
Example: The very idea of climbing the ladder brings me out in a sweat.
Listed forms: verier, veriest.
Source: Wiktionary — very.
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 very.
adjective
being the exact same one; not any other:
adverb
used to give emphasis
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is very in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of very
V(4) + E(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 10 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 very
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 very
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in very. Showing up to 24, longest first.