properly speaking

ADVERB
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

properly speaking is a valid 17-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1P3E1R1L1Y4S1P3E1A1K5I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does properly speaking mean?

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

In actual fact.

“properly speaking, they are not husband and wife”