only

/oʊnli/ adverbadjective
4 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADVERB
1

Without any others being included or involved.

“a privilege granted only to him”

2

And nothing more.

“he was only a child”

3

Never except when.

“call me only if your cold gets worse”

ADJECTIVE
1

Being the only one; single and isolated from others.

“an only child”

2

Exclusive of anyone or anything else.

“I'll have this car and this car only”

WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinonlyway
Starts & ends withO … Y
Syllableson · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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