Definitions For Only

adjective

  • Exclusive of anyone or anything else
  • Being the only one; single and isolated from others

adverb

  • And nothing more
  • Without any others being included or involved
  • With nevertheless the final result
  • In the final outcome
  • As recently as
  • Except that
  • Never except when

verb

  • No more than
  • Nothing other than
  • Excluding all others : nobody or nothing except

Is Only a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Only is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Only in a Sentence

  • The only way to really appreciate the beauty of the forest is to walk through it
  • That is the only possible right answer
  • She had been there only twice in her life.
  • There are only two more weeks until summer vacation.
  • It's only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
  • I'd love to sing along, only I don't know the words.
  • They did have a radio, only it was broken.
  • We wanted to buy that painting, only it was far too expensive.

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