DESULTORILY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DESULTORILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DESULTORILY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESULTORILY is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESULTORILY
No single letter turns DESULTORILY into another word.
How DESULTORILY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DESULTORILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESULTORILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESULTORILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
In a way that jumps from one thing to another without plan, effort or sustained interest.
To do something desultorily is to drift through it, never settling or committing. It carries a mild criticism of aimlessness and is often paired with verbs like browse, chat or wander.
How DESULTORILY is used
Found in careful writing, usually modifying verbs of idle activity such as flipping, talking or searching.
- He flipped desultorily through the magazine while waiting.
- They talked desultorily about the weather and old friends.
- She worked desultorily all afternoon and finished nothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DESULTORILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DESULTORILY
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Common questions about DESULTORILY
- Is DESULTORILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DESULTORILY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DESULTORILY worth?
- DESULTORILY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DESULTORILY mean?
- In a way that jumps from one thing to another without plan, effort or sustained interest.
- What letters can be added to DESULTORILY?
- No single letter can be added to DESULTORILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DESULTORILY:
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