ABLY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABLY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABLY
No single letter turns ABLY into another word.
How ABLY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ABLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does ABLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a competent and skilful manner.
Ably is one of very few adverbs formed from an adjective ending in the same two letters, and the spelling drops one of them. English does the same with possibly and terribly.
How ABLY is used
After the verb it modifies.
- She ably chaired a meeting that nobody wanted.
- The word ably drops a letter that the adjective keeps.
- Possibly and terribly are formed the way ably is.
- Very few adverbs are built like ably.
- He performed ably and was promoted anyway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABLY
The 4 tiles of ABLY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ABLY
Showing 24 of 551 words that end in ABLY. Useful as a back hook: play ABLY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ABLY
Common questions about ABLY
- Is ABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABLY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABLY worth?
- ABLY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABLY mean?
- In a competent and skilful manner.
- What letters can be added to ABLY?
- No single letter can be added to ABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ABLY:
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