also

Meanings

Adverb

in addition

Adv

In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
To the same degree or extent; so, as.

Conj

and in addition

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English also, alswo, alswa (also als(e), as, whence English as), from Old English eallswā (“just like, also”), from Proto-West Germanic *allswā, equivalent to all + so. Cognate with Scots alsa, alswa (“also, even so, in the same way, as, as well”), Saterland Frisian also (“accordingly, therefore, thus”), West Frisian alsa (“so, just so, even so, thus”), Old Saxon alsō (“similarly, as if, just as, when”), Dutch alzo (“so, thus”), German also (“so, thus”), Danish altså (“so”), Norwegian Bokmål altså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus”), Norwegian Nynorsk altso (“so, accordingly, therefore, thus”), Swedish alltså (“so, therefore, accordingly, thus, then”). Doublet of as. More at all, so.

Synonyms

as well, besides, eke, likewise, so, too

Scrabble Score: 4

also is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
also is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
also is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

also is a valid Words With Friends word