Possible Words From nearly
By length, the words from NEARLY split into 3 with 6 letters, 12 with 5, 32 with 4, 28 with 3 and 16 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with nearly
3 words · top score 9 · everyday: NEARLY
3 6-letter words made with NEARLY letters use every letter: NEARLY and its 2 anagrams LARNEY and ANERLY, all with 9 points.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with nearly
12 words · top score 8 · everyday: LEARN, EARLY, LAYER
9 of 12 5-letter words in NEARLY tie at 8 points; none scores more. LEARN, EARLY and LAYER will look familiar.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with nearly
32 words · top score 7 · everyday: YEAR, REAL, NEAR
Of the 32 4-letter words from NEARLY, 16 score 7 points, the group's best. YEAR, REAL and NEAR are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with nearly
28 words · top score 6 · everyday: ARE, ANY, RAY
28 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NEARLY; 16 of them share the top score of 6. ARE, ANY and RAY are everyday picks.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with nearly
16 words · top score 5 · everyday: AN
Among 16 2-letter words from NEARLY, the top score is 5, reached by 4. AN is the familiar one.
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NEARLY With One Letter Changed
These 6 words have the length of NEARLY, with one letter different:
- E G gives GNARLY · words from gnarly
- Y U gives NEURAL · words from neural
- N L gives REALLY · words from really
- N R gives RARELY · words from rarely
- E S gives SNARLY · words from snarly
- R S gives SANELY · words from sanely
More 6-letter words: starting with NE · ending in LY · all 6-letter words
Meanings of the Strongest NEARLY Answers
The meaning of NEARLY, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- NEARLY 9 · 10
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished
- EARLY 8 · 8
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- LAYER 8 · 8
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
- RELAY 8 · 8
- pass along
- YEARN 8 · 8
- desire strongly or persistently
- AERY 7 · 6
- the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- ARYL 7 · 7
- a univalent radical
- EYRA 7 · 6
- long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat
NEARLY in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?
Yes. NEARLY is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the Words With Friends list.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEARLY itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 91) | 66 | 91 | 63 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
25 of the 91 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ANERLY, LARNEY, LEANY, RAYLE, RAYNE, RENAY, AYRE, LYNE, LYRA, RENY, RYAL, YALE and 13 more. 3 of the 91 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: YER, LARN and NARE.
Unscramble NEARLY to get 91 words. NEARLY itself is a real word: 9 points on a Scrabble board, 10 in Words With Friends. NEARLY has 2 anagrams here, ANERLY and LARNEY, scoring 9 like NEARLY itself. The best shorter words score 8: 9 of them, EARLY, LAYER and RELAY included. 6 letters: 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
One Extra Tile and NEARLY Grows
These 8 words take every letter of NEARLY plus a single extra one.