Mainly

6 lettersadverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

For the most part; chiefly or principally. Used to indicate the primary reason or focus.

“The delay was mainly due to heavy traffic.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈmeɪnli/

Syllables

main·ly

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Synonyms

chieflyprimarily mostly

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Adverb ending -LY, contains AI vowel pair.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with Y worth 4 points.

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Words you can make from Mainly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “mainly”.

inlay lamin liman manly milan naily nymil alin amil amin amli amyl anil anim ayin ilya iman inly mail main mali many nail

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “mainly”.

marilyn

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