solely

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsəʊl.li/
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/ˈsəʊl.li/ · /ˈsoʊl.li/(US)

Definition of solely

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Alone; exclusively.
    “The new chef was solely responsible for attending the grill.”
    “This week, officials closed all evacuation centers but two on Staten Island. Now they plan to rely solely on hotels, even as they brace for a new wave of people displaced from storm-damaged housing where they are facing winter without heat or hot water.”

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Etymology

From Middle English soly, sooly, soolly, equivalent to sole + -ly.

Anagrams of solely

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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