principally
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- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 11
Definition of principally
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(not-comparable)In a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.
“The game principally consists in taking and carrying off the ball from the opposite party, after being hurled into the air midway between two high pillars, which are the goasl, and the party who bears off the ball to their pillar, wins the game[…]”
“Timber, hides, furs, and minerals from the north, and grain and other products from the south and the immediate vicinity of the town itself are brought, principally by river, to this point, where the railway cuts the great central waterway of Siberia.”
“When asked to guess whether champagnes they were drinking was made principally from white or black grapes, most tasters including wine writers and journalists were unable to tell the difference.”
“Pollination by animals, principally insects and birds, is widespread among plants.”
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Etymology
From Middle English principaly. By surface analysis, principal + -ly.
Words you can make from principally
200+ playable · top: PRINCIPAL (15 pts)
Best play principal 15 points7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
41 words- APPLY 12 pts
- LIPPY 12 pts
- NAPPY 12 pts
- NIPPY 12 pts
- PRICY 12 pts
- PYRIC 12 pts
- CARNY 10 pts
- CLARY 10 pts
- ICILY 10 pts
- LYCRA 10 pts
- LYRIC 10 pts
- PALLY 10 pts
- PYRAN 10 pts
- CAPRI 9 pts
- CARPI 9 pts
- PALPI 9 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
- PICAL 9 pts
- PIPAL 9 pts
- PLICA 9 pts
- INLAY 8 pts
- LAIRY 8 pts
- LAYIN 8 pts
- RAINY 8 pts
- RALLY 8 pts
- RIYAL 8 pts
- ACINI 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CILIA 7 pts
- ILIAC 7 pts
- LAPIN 7 pts
- LILAC 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- LIPIN 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- PIANI 7 pts
- PILAR 7 pts
- PLAIN 7 pts
- PRILL 7 pts
- RICIN 7 pts
- ILIAL 5 pts
4-letter words
75 words- PACY 11 pts
- PIPY 11 pts
- PYIC 11 pts
- ACYL 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- CYAN 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- PALY 9 pts
- PILY 9 pts
- PINY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PRAY 9 pts
- PYIN 9 pts
- RACY 9 pts
- CARP 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- CLIP 8 pts
- CRAP 8 pts
- CRIP 8 pts
- PALP 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
- PIPA 8 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- YARN 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CALL 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- LARP 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NIPA 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PAIN 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALL 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAN 6 pts
- PILI 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- PINA 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PLAN 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- ILIA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NILL 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
- RILL 4 pts
3-letter words
52 words- CAY 8 pts
- CRY 8 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- APP 7 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
- PAP 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- PIP 7 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAN 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
3 wordsFind your best play with principally
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