entirely
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
/ɪnˈtaɪəli/
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/ɪnˈtaɪəli/ · /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/ (US)
Definition of entirely
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)To the full or entire extent.
“It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.”
“The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.”
“manuscript pages entirely without ornament.”
“[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]”
“Frommer spoke to me—mostly in English—about the challenges of creating an entirely alien language.”
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adv
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(not-comparable)To the full or entire extent.
“It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere.”
“The cake hadn’t entirely been eaten, so some was saved for later.”
“manuscript pages entirely without ornament.”
“[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]”
“Frommer spoke to me—mostly in English—about the challenges of creating an entirely alien language.”
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(not-comparable)To the exclusion of others; solely.
“I'm entirely to blame.”
“This part of the park is used entirely by the workers; everyone else will have to go to the other side.”
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Etymology
From Middle English entyerly, entierly, enterely, entyreliche, equivalent to entire + -ly.
Words you can make from entirely
138 playable · top: LIENTERY (11 pts)
Best play lientery 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
28 words- ENTRY 8 pts
- EYRIE 8 pts
- LEERY 8 pts
- LINEY 8 pts
- LINTY 8 pts
- RILEY 8 pts
- TEENY 8 pts
- YENTE 8 pts
- ELINT 5 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INLET 5 pts
- INTEL 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RELET 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
49 words- EELY 7 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- TINY 7 pts
- TIYN 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYIN 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TIRL 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- EYE 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsFind your best play with entirely
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