Maybe
5 lettersadverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Perhaps; possibly but not certainly.
“Maybe we should leave early to avoid traffic.”
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Contains two vowels A and E with Y.
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Worth 12 points; Y and B are valuable.
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