actually

/ækʧuəli/ adverb
8 letters4 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADVERB
1

In actual fact.

“to be nominally but not actually independent”

“no one actually saw the shark”

2

Used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly.

“you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out”

“she actually spoke Latin”

WORD FORMS
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Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
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Pig Latinactuallyway
Starts & ends withA … Y
Syllablesac · tu · al · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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