Scrabble and Words with Friends

• ONLY is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• ONLY is a valid Words with Friends word worth 8 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• ONLY is a 4 letter word containing the letters l, n, o, y.

Definitions

• only

  adverb and nothing more
  he was only a child

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• only

  adverb without any others being included or involved
  a privilege granted only to him

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• only

  adverb with nevertheless the final result
  He arrived only to find his wife dead
  We won only to lose again in the next round

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• only

  adverb in the final outcome
  These news will only make you more upset

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• only

  adverb except that
  It was the same story; only this time she came out better

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• only

  adverb never except when
  call me only if your cold gets worse

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• only

  adverb as recently as
  I spoke to him only an hour ago

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• only

  adjective satellite being the only one; single and isolated from others
  an only child

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• only

  adjective satellite exclusive of anyone or anything else
  I'll have this car and this car only

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• Lookup ONLY using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'only'

Reference