costly

/kɔstli/ adjective

6 letters2 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS2

ADJECTIVE

1

Entailing great loss or sacrifice.

2

Having a high price.

“costly jewelry”

WORD FORMS

Related formcost

Related formcostliness

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Scrabble®11 points

Words With Friends®12 points

Double word22 points

Triple word33 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinostlycay

Starts & ends withC … Y

Syllablescost · ly

SYNONYMS & RELATED8

dearly-won expensive cost dear high-priced pricey pricy costliness

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

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