What does NECESSARILY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
16
Words With Friends score
18
How common
Common

Meaning

adverb

  1. in an essential manner“such expenses are necessarily incurred”
  2. in such a manner as could not be otherwise“it is necessarily so”
  3. as a highly likely consequence“we are necessarily bound for federalism in Europe”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of NECESSARILY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside NECESSARILY

821 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

series6 class7 clear7 early8 since7years8 care6 case6 easy7 else4less4 line4 near4 nice6 real4 says7seen4year7 air3 any6 are3 can5 car5 say6 see3 yes6 an2as2 in2 is2

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Questions

Is NECESSARILY a valid word in word games?

NECESSARILY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is NECESSARILY worth?

NECESSARILY is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NECESSARILY?

821 other words, including IN, IS, AS and ARE.