likely

/laɪkli/ adjectiveadverb
6 letters2 syllables13 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Likely but not certain to be or become true or real.

“a likely result”

2

Expected to become or be; in prospect.

3

Has a good chance of being the case or of coming about.

“these services are likely to be available to us all before long”

“she is likely to forget”

4

Within the realm of credibility.

“not a very likely excuse”

ADVERB
1

With considerable certainty; without much doubt.

WORD FORMS
Related formlikeliness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinikelylay
Starts & ends withL … Y
Syllableslike · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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