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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. BARELY is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 11 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: adverb
only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
hardly, just, scarcely, scarce
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
BARELY scores 11 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, B×1, E×1, L×1, R×1, Y×1
BARELY is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with B, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "BARELY — only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats" (11 Scrabble points).
BARELY is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is BARELY a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
BARELY (adverb): only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats. Additional senses: by a little; "I only just caught the bus"; "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours"; "it was barely 5 a.m."; "the network has barely 5 percent of viewers"; "the batter just missed being hit"; almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was scarce sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"; "I can hardly hear what she is saying"; "she barely seemed to notice him"; "we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles".
In standard Scrabble scoring, BARELY totals 11 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. BARELY relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
BARELY is 6 letters long, begins with B, ends with Y, and sorts to the alphagram ABELRY. There are 3 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 2 vowels, 4 consonants.
Among 20 tracked 6-letter entries, BARELY ranks by raw score (11 points). Anagram alternatives include BARLEY, BLEARY, YERBAL — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, BARELY carries 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on B or Y are common study angles; browse words starting with B and words ending with Y to rehearse parallel sets.
BARELY is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with B, ends with Y, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like BARELY frequently cross shorter words; knowing that BARELY contains A, B, E, L, R, Y helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as b????y to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside BARELY include BA, LY, AR — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: B, A, R, E, L, Y. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble barely directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 11 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat BARELY as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "BARELY — only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats" (11 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.