DEVIOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DEVIOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
d2e1v4i1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableDEVIOUSLY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DEVIOUSLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful DEVIOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEVIOUSLY
No single letter turns DEVIOUSLY into another word.
How DEVIOUSLY scores
Scrabble d2e1v4i1o1u1s1l1y4 16
Words with Friends d2e1v5i1o1u2s1l2y3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEVIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEVIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEVIOUSLY
- All 9 letters of DEVIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- DEVIOUSLY 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 DEVIOUSLY
devious11 divulse11 doylies11 livedos11 loveys12 devils10 livedo10 odyles10 slived10 solved10 soyled10 videos10 yields10 yodels10 yodles10 lovies9 olives9 ovules9 solive9 ulyies9 voiles9 loused7 oldies7 siloed7 soiled7 souled7 louies6 divey12 lovey11 veily11 devil9 devis9 devos9 dives9 divos9 doily9 doves9 dovie9 idyls9 lived9
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Common questions about DEVIOUSLY
- Is DEVIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEVIOUSLY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEVIOUSLY worth?
- DEVIOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEVIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to DEVIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEVIOUSLY:
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