01 Word definition

painfully

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is PAINFULLY a word?

Yes. PAINFULLY is a 9-letter adjective. PAINFULLY is a adverbial form of PAINFUL: causing physical or psychological pain Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PAINFULLY?

P-A-I-N-F-U-L-L-Y

PAINFULLY contains 9 letters, begins with P, and ends with Y.

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Meaning and definition

PAINFULLY is a adverbial form of PAINFUL.

1adjective

  1. PAINFULLY is a adverbial form of PAINFUL: causing physical or psychological pain

    worked with painful slowness
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score17points
Words With Friends21points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PAINFULLY spelled?

P1A2I3N4F5U6L7L8Y9
Starts withPAIFirst 3 letters
Ends withLLYLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats L
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell PAINFULLY?

PAINFULLY is spelled P-A-I-N-F-U-L-L-Y. It contains 9 letters.