Definition of barely

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• barely is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• barely is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• barely is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of barely

• almost not (adverb)

  Examples

  1. she barely seemed to notice him
  2. we were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles

  Synonyms

  1. hardly
  2. scarce
  3. scarcely
• by a little (adverb)

  Examples

  1. it was barely 5 a.m.
  2. the network has barely 5 percent of viewers

  Synonyms

  1. just
• only a very short time before (adverb)

  Synonyms

  1. hardly
  2. just
  3. scarce
  4. scarcely

See definition of barely in Merriam Webster