Definition of figuratively

"figuratively" in the adverb sense

1. figuratively

in a figurative sense

"figuratively speaking,..."

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figuratively in Scrabble®

The word figuratively is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters figuratively:

FIGURATIVELY
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

agility, airlift, failure, fatigue, fierily, figural, filiate, firelit, fragile, frailty, frigate, furtive, futiley, gratify, gravely, gravity, greatly, ilvaite, irately, liturgy, rageful, reality, refutal, rivulet, tearful, tearily, trayful, trivial, uralite, vaguely, variety, vaulter, virtual, vitrify, yearful

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word figuratively

FIGURATIVELY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In figuratively

FIGURATIVELY
(270)
FIGURATIVELY
(243)
FIGURATIVELY
(180)
FIGURATIVELY
(162)
VITRIFY
(114 = 64 + 50)
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VITRIFY
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VITRIFY
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FIGURATIVELY
(108)
FIGURATIVELY
(108)
GRAVELY
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FIERILY
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VARIETY
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TRAYFUL
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YEARFUL
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VITRIFY
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FIERILY
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VITRIFY
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FRAILTY
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VARIETY
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VITRIFY
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VARIETY
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VITRIFY
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YEARFUL
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VITRIFY
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TRAYFUL
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GRAVITY
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GRAVELY
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VITRIFY
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FIGURATIVELY
(96)
FIGURATIVELY
(96)
RAGEFUL
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VAGUELY
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FRAGILE
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GRATIFY
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FATIGUE
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AGILITY
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GRATIFY
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GRATIFY
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GRAVELY
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FIGURAL
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LITURGY
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GRATIFY
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RAGEFUL
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FRIGATE
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FIGURATIVELY
(92)
TRAYFUL
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GRAVITY
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VITRIFY
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FIERILY
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RIVULET
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VITRIFY
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FIERILY
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TRAYFUL
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FURTIVE
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GREATLY
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RAGEFUL
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GRAVITY
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figuratively in Words With Friends™

The word figuratively is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters figuratively:

FIGURATIVELY
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (35 words)

agility, airlift, failure, fatigue, fierily, figural, filiate, firelit, fragile, frailty, frigate, furtive, futiley, gratify, gravely, gravity, greatly, ilvaite, irately, liturgy, rageful, reality, refutal, rivulet, tearful, tearily, trayful, trivial, uralite, vaguely, variety, vaulter, virtual, vitrify, yearful

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word figuratively

FIGURATIVELY
(333)
FIGURATIVELY
(279)
FIGURATIVELY
(261)
FIGURATIVELY
(261)
FIGURATIVELY
(258)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In figuratively

FIGURATIVELY
(333)
FIGURATIVELY
(279)
FIGURATIVELY
(261)
FIGURATIVELY
(261)
FIGURATIVELY
(258)
FIGURATIVELY
(210)
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FIGURATIVELY
(124)
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FIGURATIVELY
(116)
TRAYFUL
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FIGURATIVELY
(112)
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TRIVIAL
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LITURGY
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FRAILTY
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TRAYFUL
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FIGURATIVELY
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VILIFY
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Words within the letters of figuratively

2 letter words in figuratively (15 words)

9 letter words in figuratively (4 words)

10 letter words in figuratively (2 words)

12 letter words in figuratively (1 word)

Words containing the sequence figuratively

Words that start with figuratively (1 word)

Words with figuratively in them (1 word)

Words that end with figuratively (2 words)

Word Growth involving figuratively

Shorter words in figuratively

el

fig figurative

at rat figurative

Longer words containing figuratively

prefiguratively