COURTEOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COURTEOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
c3o1u1r1t1e1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableCOURTEOUSLY · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COURTEOUSLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.45%
Our own measure of how useful COURTEOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COURTEOUSLY
No single letter turns COURTEOUSLY into another word.
How COURTEOUSLY scores
Scrabble c3o1u1r1t1e1o1u1s1l1y4 16
Words with Friends c4o1u2r1t1e1o1u2s1l2y3 19
Face value of the 11 tiles in COURTEOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COURTEOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COURTEOUSLY
- COURTEOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in COURTEOUSLY
elocutory14 routously12 courteous11 outsource11 clustery13 courtesy13 coystrel13 crousely13 locutory13 elytrous11 souterly11 urostyle11 closeout10 clotures10 clouters10 coulters10 coutures10 cultures10 ecotours10 outcurse10 outscore10 ulcerous10 urceolus10 torulose8 clyster12 coloury12 corylus12 cotyles12 courtly12 coyotes12 cruelty12 curtesy12 curtsey12 cutlery12 cytosol12 oocytes12 scroyle12 elusory10 loutery10 sutlery10
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Common questions about COURTEOUSLY
- Is COURTEOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COURTEOUSLY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COURTEOUSLY worth?
- COURTEOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COURTEOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to COURTEOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COURTEOUSLY:
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