barely

ADVERB /bɜrli/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

barely is a valid 6-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1R1E1L1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does barely mean?

ADVERB · 3 SENSES
1

Almost not.

“she barely seemed to notice him”

“we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles”

2

By a little.

“it was barely 5 a.m.”

“the network has barely 5 percent of viewers”

SYNONYMS
3

Only a very short time before.

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of barely

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