deservedly
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- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 10
/dɪˈzɜːvɪdli/
(UK)
Definition of deservedly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a way or to a degree that is deserved or merited.
“1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, 2008, Digireads.com Publishing, page 437, Emmy, he remembered, was at one time cruelly and deservedly jealous of Rebecca, […] .”
“THE Jesuits have been condemned, and deservedly condemned, by the unanimous consent of the whole of Christendom.”
“1986, Facts on File, Editorials on File, Volume 17, Part 2, Infobase Publishing, page 949, The vote for Scalia was unanimous, and deservedly so.”
“Elsad Zverotic gave Montenegro hope with a goal with the last kick of the first half - and when Rooney was deservedly shown red by referee Wolfgang Stark, England were placed under pressure they could not survive.”
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Etymology
From deserved + -ly.
Words you can make from deservedly
183 playable · top: SEVERELY (14 pts)
Best play severely 14 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
31 words- SEVERY 12 pts
- DELVED 11 pts
- REDYED 11 pts
- DELVER 10 pts
- DELVES 10 pts
- DEVELS 10 pts
- LEVEED 10 pts
- REDEYE 10 pts
- REDYES 10 pts
- REEVED 10 pts
- SERVED 10 pts
- VEERED 10 pts
- VERSED 10 pts
- ELVERS 9 pts
- LEVEES 9 pts
- LEVERS 9 pts
- REEVES 9 pts
- RELEVE 9 pts
- REVELS 9 pts
- SEVERE 9 pts
- SLEEVE 9 pts
- DESEED 8 pts
- REDDLE 8 pts
- REEDED 8 pts
- SEEDED 8 pts
- ELDERS 7 pts
- LEERED 7 pts
- REELED 7 pts
- RESEED 7 pts
- SEEDER 7 pts
- SEELED 7 pts
5-letter words
47 words- EVERY 11 pts
- VEERY 11 pts
- DEEDY 10 pts
- REDDY 10 pts
- DELVE 9 pts
- DEVEL 9 pts
- DYERS 9 pts
- LYSED 9 pts
- REDLY 9 pts
- REDYE 9 pts
- REEDY 9 pts
- SEEDY 9 pts
- VELDS 9 pts
- ELVER 8 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- EYERS 8 pts
- EYRES 8 pts
- LEERY 8 pts
- LEVEE 8 pts
- LEVER 8 pts
- LYRES 8 pts
- REEVE 8 pts
- REVEL 8 pts
- SEELY 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SLYER 8 pts
- VEERS 8 pts
- VERSE 8 pts
- DEEDS 7 pts
- DELED 7 pts
- DREED 7 pts
- REDDS 7 pts
- REDED 7 pts
- DEERS 6 pts
- DELES 6 pts
- DREES 6 pts
- EELED 6 pts
- ELDER 6 pts
- LEDES 6 pts
- REDES 6 pts
- REEDS 6 pts
- SEDER 6 pts
- SERED 6 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
- RESEE 5 pts
4-letter words
53 words- LEVY 10 pts
- VERY 10 pts
- DYED 9 pts
- EDDY 9 pts
- DEVS 8 pts
- DEYS 8 pts
- DRYS 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- DYES 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- VELD 8 pts
- YELD 8 pts
- EELY 7 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYES 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- DEED 6 pts
- REDD 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEES 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELS 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- ELDS 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REDS 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- SEED 5 pts
- SLED 5 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- DEV 7 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- SEV 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
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