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
ADVERBWithin the realm of credibility.
“not a very likely excuse”
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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