Definition of apparently

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• apparently is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
• apparently is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
• apparently is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of apparently

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (adverb)

  Examples

  1. she has apparently been living here for some time
  2. I thought he owned the property, but apparently not

  Synonyms

  1. evidently
  2. manifestly
  3. obviously
  4. patently
  5. plain
  6. plainly
• from appearances alone (adverb)

  Examples

  1. irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land

  Synonyms

  1. on the face of it
  2. ostensibly
  3. seemingly

See definition of apparently in Merriam Webster