DULY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DULY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DULY?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful DULY is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DULY
No single letter turns DULY into another word.
How DULY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DULY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does DULY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
In the proper manner; as expected.
Duly and duty are built on the same word about what is owed, so one describes the manner and the other the obligation. Formal writing uses duly where speech would use a whole phrase.
How DULY is used
Before the verb. Chiefly in formal writing.
- The form was duly signed and duly lost.
- The word duly shares a root with duty.
- Duly means in the manner that was owed.
- Formal writing prefers duly to a longer phrase.
- Everything happened duly and nothing happened quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DULY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in DULY
1 words end in DULY. Useful as a back hook: play DULY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in DULY
Common questions about DULY
- Is DULY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DULY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DULY worth?
- DULY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DULY mean?
- In the proper manner; as expected.
- What letters can be added to DULY?
- No single letter can be added to DULY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DULY:
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