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Is timely a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word timely is a Scrabble US word. The word timely is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

T1I1M3E1L1Y4

Is timely a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word timely is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

T1I1M3E1L1Y4

Is timely a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word timely is a Words With Friends word. The word timely is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1M4E1L2Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

TIMELY,

5-letter words (3 found)

LIMEY,MELTY,MILTY,

4-letter words (21 found)

ELMY,EMIT,ITEM,LIME,LIMY,LITE,LYME,LYTE,MELT,MILE,MILT,MITE,MITY,TEIL,TILE,TIME,YELM,YELT,YETI,YITE,YLEM,

3-letter words (17 found)

ELM,ELT,LEI,LET,LEY,LIE,LIT,LYE,LYM,MEL,MET,MIL,TEL,TIE,TIL,TYE,YET,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,EM,ET,IT,LI,ME,MI,MY,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 54 words from timely according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of timely

timely

Etymology

From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *tīmlīc (adj) and tīmlīċe (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time +‎ -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tīmʹlē, IPA(key): /ˈtaɪmli/

Adjective

timely (comparative timelier, superlative timeliest)

  1. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
    Synonyms: on time, well-timed; see also Thesaurus:punctual
    Antonyms: ill-timed, late; see also Thesaurus:overdue
  2. Happening or appearing at the proper time.
    Synonyms: opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely
    Antonyms: inopportune, unseasonable; see also Thesaurus:untimely
  3. (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.

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Adverb

timely (comparative more timely, superlative most timely)

  1. (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
  2. (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
  3. (law) In compliance with applicable time limits.

See also

  • seasonably
  • tidely

Middle English

Adverb

timely

  1. Alternative form of tymely

Source: wiktionary.org