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Is literally a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word literally is a Scrabble US word. The word literally is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is literally a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word literally is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

L1I1T1E1R1A1L1L1Y4

Is literally a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word literally is a Words With Friends word. The word literally is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1T1E1R1A1L2L2Y3

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9-letter words (1 found)

LITERALLY,

7-letter words (9 found)

ALERTLY,ELYTRAL,IRATELY,LITERAL,REALITY,RETALLY,TALLIER,TEARILY,TRIELLA,

6-letter words (24 found)

AERILY,ARTILY,ELYTRA,LATELY,LEALLY,LEALTY,LYRATE,RAILLY,RALLYE,RAYLET,REALLY,REALTY,RETAIL,RETIAL,RILLET,TAILER,TAILLE,TAILYE,TALLER,TELARY,TELIAL,TELLAR,TILERY,TILLER,

5-letter words (44 found)

AIERY,ALERT,ALLEL,ALLEY,ALLYL,ALTER,ARIEL,ARTEL,AYRIE,EARLY,ILEAL,ILLER,IRATE,LAIRY,LAITY,LATER,LAYER,LEARY,LIART,LITER,LITRE,LYART,RAILE,RALLY,RATEL,RAYLE,RELAY,RELIT,RETIA,RILEY,RILLE,RIYAL,TALER,TALLY,TEARY,TELIA,TELLY,TERAI,TILER,TILLY,TRAIL,TRIAL,TRILL,TYLER,

4-letter words (82 found)

AERY,AIRT,AIRY,ALIT,ALLY,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,ARTY,ARYL,AYRE,EARL,EYRA,ILEA,ILLY,LAER,LAIR,LALL,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAL,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LIAR,LIER,LILL,LILT,LILY,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LYRA,LYRE,LYTE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,REAL,RELY,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RILL,RITE,RYAL,TAEL,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TALL,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TELA,TELL,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TILL,TIRE,TIRL,TRAY,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYER,TYRE,YALE,YARE,YATE,YEAR,YELL,YELT,YETI,YILL,YITE,

3-letter words (54 found)

AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALL,ALT,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,EAR,EAT,ELL,ELT,ERA,ETA,ILL,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LAY,LEA,LEI,LET,LEY,LIE,LIT,LYE,RAI,RAT,RAY,REI,RET,RIA,RIT,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEL,TIE,TIL,TRY,TYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YER,YET,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,AY,EA,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 234 words from literally according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of literally

literally

Alternative forms

  • lit. (abbreviation)
  • litterally (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English litteraly; equivalent to literal +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəli/, /ˈlɪtɹəli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəli/

Adverb

literally (comparative more literally, superlative most literally)

  1. Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
    Synonyms: actually, really, unfiguratively, unmetaphorically; see also Thesaurus:actually
    Antonyms: figuratively, idiomatically, metaphorically, virtually
    Hyponym: overliterally
    Coordinate term: etymonically
  2. (degree, figuratively, proscribed, contranym) Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
    Synonym: virtually
  3. (colloquial) Used to intensify or dramatize non-figurative statements.
  4. (colloquial) Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
    Synonyms: merely; see also Thesaurus:merely

Usage notes

  • Literally is the opposite of figuratively and many authorities object to the use of literally as an intensifier for figurative statements. For example “you literally become the ball”, without any figurative sense, means actually transforming into a spherical object, which is clearly impossible. Rather, the speaker is using literally as an intensifier, to indicate that the metaphor is to be understood in the strongest possible sense. This type of usage is common in informal speech (“she was literally in floods of tears”).

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