threateningly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 13
Definition of threateningly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a threatening manner.
“He tried to glare threateningly, but how much of a threat can you be when you are naked AND tied to a bed?”
“As the beasts surrounded her, chattering threateningly the while they goaded her with their cudgels and beat and kicked her with their fists and feet, she lay with closed eyes, praying for the merciful death that she knew alone could give her surcease from suffering[.]”
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Etymology
From threatening + -ly.
Words you can make from threateningly
200+ playable · top: HEARTENINGLY (19 pts)
Best play hearteningly 19 points12-letter words
1 word11-letter words
1 word10-letter words
7 words9-letter words
31 words- EARTHLING 13 pts
- ENLIGHTEN 13 pts
- HALTERING 13 pts
- LATHERING 13 pts
- LENGTHIER 13 pts
- LIGHTENER 13 pts
- RANTINGLY 13 pts
- REHEATING 13 pts
- RETIGHTEN 13 pts
- TETHERING 13 pts
- THREATING 13 pts
- TIGHTENER 13 pts
- YATTERING 13 pts
- TERNATELY 12 pts
- ARGENTINE 10 pts
- ARGENTITE 10 pts
- EGLANTINE 10 pts
- ENTANGLER 10 pts
- INELEGANT 10 pts
- INTEGRANT 10 pts
- INTEGRATE 10 pts
- LETTERING 10 pts
- NATTERING 10 pts
- RATTENING 10 pts
- RELENTING 10 pts
- RELETTING 10 pts
- TANGERINE 10 pts
- TELNETING 10 pts
- TENTERING 10 pts
- ENTERTAIN 9 pts
- INTERLENT 9 pts
8-letter words
85 words- ANYTHING 15 pts
- LETHARGY 15 pts
- EARTHILY 14 pts
- ETHYLATE 14 pts
- HEARTILY 14 pts
- LEATHERY 14 pts
- TRIETHYL 14 pts
- ATHELING 12 pts
- EARTHING 12 pts
- ENGINERY 12 pts
- GANNETRY 12 pts
- GLITTERY 12 pts
- GNATHITE 12 pts
- HEARTING 12 pts
- HERITAGE 12 pts
- INGATHER 12 pts
- LAYERING 12 pts
- LEGERITY 12 pts
- LENGTHEN 12 pts
- LITHARGE 12 pts
- NAETHING 12 pts
- NARGHILE 12 pts
- NARGILEH 12 pts
- REGALITY 12 pts
- RELAYING 12 pts
- RINGLETY 12 pts
- TEETHING 12 pts
- THIRLAGE 12 pts
- YEANLING 12 pts
- YEARLING 12 pts
- YEARNING 12 pts
- ALTERITY 11 pts
- ENTIRELY 11 pts
- ENTIRETY 11 pts
- ENTREATY 11 pts
- ETERNITY 11 pts
- HERNIATE 11 pts
- INHERENT 11 pts
- INNATELY 11 pts
- INTENTLY 11 pts
- INTERLAY 11 pts
- LEATHERN 11 pts
- LIENTERY 11 pts
- TENANTRY 11 pts
- THEANINE 11 pts
- THIRTEEN 11 pts
- THREATEN 11 pts
- AGLITTER 9 pts
- AIGRETTE 9 pts
- ALERTING 9 pts
- ALGERINE 9 pts
- ALTERING 9 pts
- ANTIGENE 9 pts
- ENTANGLE 9 pts
- ENTERING 9 pts
- GALENITE 9 pts
- GANTLINE 9 pts
- GELATINE 9 pts
- GNATTIER 9 pts
- GRATINEE 9 pts
- GREENLIT 9 pts
- INTEGRAL 9 pts
- INTERAGE 9 pts
- LATENING 9 pts
- LEARNING 9 pts
- LEGATINE 9 pts
- NETTLING 9 pts
- RATTLING 9 pts
- REGENTAL 9 pts
- RELATING 9 pts
- RINGETTE 9 pts
- TANGLIER 9 pts
- TREATING 9 pts
- TRIANGLE 9 pts
- ELATERIN 8 pts
- ENTAILER 8 pts
- INTERNAL 8 pts
- INTERNET 8 pts
- INTRANET 8 pts
- LANNERET 8 pts
- LATERITE 8 pts
- LITERATE 8 pts
- NETTLIER 8 pts
- RENITENT 8 pts
- TREENAIL 8 pts
7-letter words
74 words- GREYHEN 14 pts
- HYGIENE 14 pts
- EARTHLY 13 pts
- ETHINYL 13 pts
- HENNERY 13 pts
- HYALINE 13 pts
- HYALITE 13 pts
- HYENINE 13 pts
- AGENTRY 11 pts
- ALRIGHT 11 pts
- ANGERLY 11 pts
- ANGRILY 11 pts
- EAGERLY 11 pts
- GAHNITE 11 pts
- GREATLY 11 pts
- GREENLY 11 pts
- GREENTH 11 pts
- HALTING 11 pts
- HANTING 11 pts
- HATTING 11 pts
- HEALING 11 pts
- HEARING 11 pts
- HEATING 11 pts
- HEELING 11 pts
- HENTING 11 pts
- ATHLETE 10 pts
- EARTHEN 10 pts
- ENTHRAL 10 pts
- HAIRNET 10 pts
- HALTERE 10 pts
- HEARTEN 10 pts
- HERNIAE 10 pts
- HERNIAL 10 pts
- INANELY 10 pts
- AGINNER 8 pts
- ALIGNER 8 pts
- ANELING 8 pts
- ANTEING 8 pts
- ANTIGEN 8 pts
- ATINGLE 8 pts
- EANLING 8 pts
- EARNING 8 pts
- EGALITE 8 pts
- ELATING 8 pts
- ELEGANT 8 pts
- ENGRAIL 8 pts
- ENGRAIN 8 pts
- ENLARGE 8 pts
- GALETTE 8 pts
- GANTLET 8 pts
- GELATIN 8 pts
- GENERAL 8 pts
- GENITAL 8 pts
- GENTIAN 8 pts
- GENTILE 8 pts
- GENTLER 8 pts
- GITTERN 8 pts
- GLEANER 8 pts
- GLITTER 8 pts
- GRANITE 8 pts
- GRANNIE 8 pts
- GRANTEE 8 pts
- GRATINE 8 pts
- GREATEN 8 pts
- ALIENER 7 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- ARIETTE 7 pts
- ATELIER 7 pts
- ENTERAL 7 pts
- ENTITLE 7 pts
- ENTRAIN 7 pts
- ENTRANT 7 pts
- ENTREAT 7 pts
- ETERNAL 7 pts
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