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What does lonely mean? Is lonely a Scrabble word?

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Is lonely a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lonely is a Scrabble US word. The word lonely is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

L1O1N1E1L1Y4

Is lonely a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lonely is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

L1O1N1E1L1Y4

Is lonely a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lonely is a Words With Friends word. The word lonely is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2O1N2E1L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

LONELY,

5-letter words (2 found)

NELLY,ONELY,

4-letter words (9 found)

ENOL,LENO,LONE,LYNE,NOEL,NOLE,NOLL,ONLY,YELL,

3-letter words (13 found)

ELL,EON,LEY,LOY,LYE,NOY,NYE,OLE,ONE,ONY,OYE,YEN,YON,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,EN,LO,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 37 words from lonely according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lonely

lonely

Etymology

From lone +‎ -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊn.li/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈloʊn.li/

Adjective

lonely (comparative lonelier, superlative loneliest)

  1. Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
  2. (of a place or time) Unfrequented by people; desolate.
  3. (of a person) Without companions; solitary.

Synonyms

  • (dejected): lonesome
  • (unfrequented by people): desolate, desert, empty, unpeopled, unpopulated
  • (without companions): solitary, alone, unaccompanied

Derived terms

Related terms

  • lone
  • loneliness

Translations

Anagrams

  • Nolley

Source: wiktionary.org