BODILY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BODILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BODILY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 BODILY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODILY
No single letter turns BODILY into another word.
How BODILY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BODILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does BODILY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the human body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
The word is common in legal and medical writing, where bodily harm and bodily fluids are standard phrases. It also appears in everyday contexts about physical needs and functions. As an adverb it can mean in one piece or with the whole body, as when someone is lifted bodily off the ground.
How BODILY is used
Frequent in fixed phrases such as bodily harm, bodily functions and bodily fluids.
- The attacker was charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
- Hunger and thirst are bodily needs that cannot be ignored for long.
- Gentle exercise improves both bodily strength and mood.
- The nurse wore gloves to avoid contact with bodily fluids.
- She felt a strange bodily calm after the long swim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BODILY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BODILY
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Common questions about BODILY
- Is BODILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BODILY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BODILY worth?
- BODILY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BODILY mean?
- Relating to the human body, as opposed to the mind or spirit.
- What letters can be added to BODILY?
- No single letter can be added to BODILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BODILY:
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