of necessity

ADVERB
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH O

of necessity is a valid 12-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
O1F4N1E1C3E1S1S1I1T1Y4
1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING

What does of necessity mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

In such a manner as could not be otherwise.