actively
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
/ˈæktɪvli/
Definition of actively
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In an active manner.
“He was actively listening.”
“She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”.”
“Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs.”
“It makes me feel better that I’m not the only one who fantasizes about being struck down by a meteor on my way to work. Mind you, I’m not actively suicidal at all. I just kinda think being dead without actually killing myself would be easier and way less exhausting.””
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adv
-
In an active manner.
“He was actively listening.”
“She was actively working, not “sleeping on the job”.”
“Defying this, Western queer culture actively defuses from cisnormative values, yet in so doing may also fuse with their new, queernormative value constructs.”
“It makes me feel better that I’m not the only one who fantasizes about being struck down by a meteor on my way to work. Mind you, I’m not actively suicidal at all. I just kinda think being dead without actually killing myself would be easier and way less exhausting.””
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In the active form; not passive.
“a word used actively”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From late Middle English actyvely; equivalent to active + -ly.
Words you can make from actively
139 playable · top: CAVITY (14 pts)
Best play cavity 14 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
25 words- LEAVY 11 pts
- VEALY 11 pts
- CALVE 10 pts
- CAVIE 10 pts
- CAVIL 10 pts
- CIVET 10 pts
- CLAVE 10 pts
- CLAVI 10 pts
- EVICT 10 pts
- LACEY 10 pts
- LYCEA 10 pts
- LYTIC 10 pts
- TALCY 10 pts
- VATIC 10 pts
- ALIVE 8 pts
- LAITY 8 pts
- VALET 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- VITAL 8 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- TELIC 7 pts
- TICAL 7 pts
- TELIA 5 pts
4-letter words
47 words- CAVY 12 pts
- LEVY 10 pts
- TIVY 10 pts
- ACYL 9 pts
- CAVE 9 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LAVE 7 pts
- LEVA 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- VAIL 7 pts
- VALE 7 pts
- VEAL 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VELA 7 pts
- VIAL 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- IVY 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- VAC 8 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- AYE 6 pts
- LAV 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- YEA 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
2-letter words
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