thankfully
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- Words With Friends
- 25
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- 10
Definition of thankfully
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
“Gratiano: […]I owe you much, and, like a wilful youth That which I owe is lost; but if you please To shoot another arrow that self way Which you did shoot the first, I do not doubt, As I will watch the aim, or to find both, Or bring your latter hazard back again, And thankfully rest debtor for the first.”
“I immediately offered my assistance to the unhappy person, who thankfully accepted it, and, putting himself under my conduct, begged me to convey him to some tavern, where he might send for a surgeon […]”
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adv
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In a thankful manner; giving thanks.
“Gratiano: […]I owe you much, and, like a wilful youth That which I owe is lost; but if you please To shoot another arrow that self way Which you did shoot the first, I do not doubt, As I will watch the aim, or to find both, Or bring your latter hazard back again, And thankfully rest debtor for the first.”
“I immediately offered my assistance to the unhappy person, who thankfully accepted it, and, putting himself under my conduct, begged me to convey him to some tavern, where he might send for a surgeon […]”
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(proscribed, sometimes)fortunately, gratefully.
“I was almost late for work, but thankfully there wasn't much traffic on the roads.”
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Etymology
From Middle English thankfully, thankefully, þonkfulliche, from Old English þancfullīċe, equivalent to thankful + -ly.
Words you can make from thankfully
145 playable · top: THANKFUL (18 pts)
Best play thankful 18 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
29 words- FLAKY 15 pts
- FLUKY 15 pts
- FUNKY 15 pts
- HANKY 15 pts
- HULKY 15 pts
- HUNKY 15 pts
- ALKYL 12 pts
- FLANK 12 pts
- FLUNK 12 pts
- LANKY 12 pts
- TALKY 12 pts
- THANK 12 pts
- THUNK 12 pts
- FATLY 11 pts
- FLUTY 11 pts
- FLUYT 11 pts
- FULLY 11 pts
- LATHY 11 pts
- THUYA 11 pts
- TALUK 9 pts
- AHULL 8 pts
- AUNTY 8 pts
- FAULT 8 pts
- HAUNT 8 pts
- TALLY 8 pts
- UHLAN 8 pts
- UNHAT 8 pts
- UNLAY 8 pts
- YULAN 8 pts
4-letter words
53 words- KHAF 14 pts
- ALKY 11 pts
- ANKH 11 pts
- FLAK 11 pts
- FUNK 11 pts
- HAKU 11 pts
- HANK 11 pts
- HULK 11 pts
- HUNK 11 pts
- KHAN 11 pts
- KHAT 11 pts
- KYAT 11 pts
- LAKH 11 pts
- LAKY 11 pts
- YANK 11 pts
- FLAY 10 pts
- HAFT 10 pts
- HALF 10 pts
- HYLA 10 pts
- NYAH 10 pts
- KUNA 8 pts
- LANK 8 pts
- LUNK 8 pts
- TALK 8 pts
- TANK 8 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- FALL 7 pts
- FAUN 7 pts
- FLAN 7 pts
- FLAT 7 pts
- FULL 7 pts
- HALL 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAUL 7 pts
- HAUT 7 pts
- HULA 7 pts
- HULL 7 pts
- HUNT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- LUNY 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- TUFA 7 pts
- YUAN 7 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- LUNT 4 pts
- NULL 4 pts
- TALL 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- ULAN 4 pts
- ULNA 4 pts
3-letter words
36 words- KAF 10 pts
- KAY 10 pts
- YAK 10 pts
- YUK 10 pts
- FAH 9 pts
- FAY 9 pts
- FLY 9 pts
- HAY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- AUK 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- AFT 6 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- FAN 6 pts
- FAT 6 pts
- FLU 6 pts
- FUN 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsFind your best play with thankfully
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