What does THOROUGHLY mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈθɜroʊli/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
20
Words With Friends score
20
How common
Common

Meaning

adverb

  1. in an exhaustive manner“we searched the files thoroughly”
  2. completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')“he was soundly defeated”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of THOROUGHLY

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

Words inside THOROUGHLY

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

through14 though13 rough9 tough9 truly8 youth11 holy10 hour7 hurt7 root4 tool4 tour4 ugly8 your7got4guy7 hot6 log4 lot3 our3out3 tho6too3 try6 you6go3 oh5or2to2yo5

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Questions

Is THOROUGHLY a valid word in word games?

THOROUGHLY 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 THOROUGHLY worth?

THOROUGHLY is worth 20 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from THOROUGHLY?

127 other words, including TO, YOU, OR and YOUR.