FAVORABLY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. FAVORABLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVORABLY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVORABLY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVORABLY
No single letter turns FAVORABLY into another word.
How FAVORABLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FAVORABLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAVORABLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAVORABLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
North American
In a way that shows approval or gives an advantage.
People are viewed favorably when others think well of them, and a comparison turns out favorably when it flatters one side. The spelling without a u is the standard American one.
How FAVORABLY is used
Favorably often follows verbs like compare, respond, review or impress.
- The critics reviewed the film favorably.
- Her design compares favorably with the older model.
- Voters responded favorably to the proposal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVORABLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVORABLY
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Common questions about FAVORABLY
- Is FAVORABLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVORABLY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVORABLY worth?
- FAVORABLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVORABLY mean?
- In a way that shows approval or gives an advantage.
- What letters can be added to FAVORABLY?
- No single letter can be added to FAVORABLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FAVORABLY:
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