CRAFTILY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CRAFTILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CRAFTILY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRAFTILY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRAFTILY
No single letter turns CRAFTILY into another word.
How CRAFTILY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CRAFTILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRAFTILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRAFTILY
- All 8 letters of CRAFTILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CRAFTILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a clever, sly way that uses skill or trickery to get what one wants.
Someone who acts craftily plans ahead and hides their real aim. The word often carries a slight air of disapproval, though it can also admire cunning skill. It fits schemers, hunters, and negotiators alike.
How CRAFTILY is used
Describes how a person plans or speaks when being deliberately sly, as in acting craftily.
- The fox craftily circled round to the back of the henhouse.
- She craftily steered the conversation toward the one subject she wanted.
- He craftily left the map where the rival would find it.
- The lawyer craftily avoided answering the direct question.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CRAFTILY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CRAFTILY
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Common questions about CRAFTILY
- Is CRAFTILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRAFTILY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRAFTILY worth?
- CRAFTILY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CRAFTILY mean?
- In a clever, sly way that uses skill or trickery to get what one wants.
- What letters can be added to CRAFTILY?
- No single letter can be added to CRAFTILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CRAFTILY:
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