Definition of ostensibly

"ostensibly" in the adverb sense

1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it

from appearances alone

"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"

"the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"

"had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy

"on the face of it the problem seems minor"

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ostensibly in Scrabble®

The word ostensibly 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ostensibly:

OSTENSIBLY

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

betoils, boniest, bossily, bylines, byssine, enlists, insoles, instyle, lesions, lioness, lionets, listens, noblest, nosiest, obesity, silents, stonily, stylion, stylise, systole, tinsels, tonsils, toyless, tyloses, tylosis

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ostensibly in Words With Friends™

The word ostensibly 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: 17

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

OSTENSIBLY

(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ostensibly

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OSTENSIBLY

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Words within the letters of ostensibly

2 letter words in ostensibly (13 words)

be by el en in is it no on os so to ye

3 letter words in ostensibly (49 words)

ben bet bin bit boy bye els ens eon ess ins ion its let lie lit lob lot lye net nib nil nit nob nos not oil one set sin sit sly sob sol son sot soy sty ten tie tin toe ton toy yen yes yet yin yon

4 letter words in ostensibly (103 words)

5 letter words in ostensibly (79 words)

6 letter words in ostensibly (37 words)

7 letter words in ostensibly (25 words)

betoils boniest bossily bylines byssine enlists insoles instyle lesions lioness lionets listens noblest nosiest obesity silents stonily stylion stylise systole tinsels tonsils toyless tyloses tylosis

8 letter words in ostensibly (4 words)

biolyses boysiest sensibly tensibly

9 letter words in ostensibly (1 word)

byssolite

10 letter words in ostensibly (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence ostensibly

Words that start with ostensibly (1 word)

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Words with ostensibly in them (1 word)

ostensibly

Words that end with ostensibly (1 word)

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Word Growth involving ostensibly

Shorter words in ostensibly

en ens tens tensibly

en ten tens tensibly

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