QUICKLY means at a fast speed or rate; rapidly, swiftly, or without delay.
Yes. QUICKLY is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 25 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends and 27 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | Q | U | I | C | K | L | Y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| Words With Friends | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Wordfeud | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
QUICKLY is an adverb meaning at a fast speed, rapidly, or with little delay. It modifies verbs to indicate that an action happens in a short amount of time or at high speed. The word is one of the most common adverbs in English, used in both formal and informal contexts. The concept of quickness is relative and context-dependent - what's considered quickly in one situation might be slow in another. In modern usage, "quickly" often implies efficiency and promptness as well as speed. Synonyms and related terms: Rapidly: More formal, often used in scientific or technical contexts Swiftly: Suggests smooth, efficient movement Speedily: Emphasizes high rate of speed Promptly: Focuses on lack of delay rather than speed of action Hastily: May imply too much speed, lacking care
The word quickly is formed from "quick" + the adverbial suffix "-ly." "Quick" comes from Old English cwic meaning "alive, living," which evolved to mean "lively, swift" by the 13th century. The semantic shift from "alive" to "fast" occurred because living things move, while dead things are still. The original sense survives in phrases like "the quick and the dead" and "quickening" (when a pregnant woman first feels fetal movement). The adverb form "quickly" has been in use since the 13th century, making it one of English's older adverbs.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of QUICKLY.
Hooks: no front hooks; no back hooks.
Words inside QUICKLY: 14 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: CLIQUYQUICKLUCKYICKYYUCKQILICKLUCKYUKICKICYILK. See all words from QUICKLY.