Hardly
6 lettersadverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Scarcely or barely; almost not at all.
“She could hardly believe what she was hearing.”
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Wordle
Ends in -LY; contains H, A, R, D pattern.
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Scrabble
Worth 13 points; Y ending adds value.
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