FORCIBLY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FORCIBLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORCIBLY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORCIBLY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORCIBLY
No single letter turns FORCIBLY into another word.
How FORCIBLY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FORCIBLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORCIBLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORCIBLY
- All 8 letters of FORCIBLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FORCIBLY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
By using force, against resistance.
Forcibly tells you that something was done by physical or other pressure rather than by agreement. It is common in news about removals and arrests. It can also mean strongly or convincingly, though that use is less frequent.
How FORCIBLY is used
Forcibly is common in news and legal writing, often with removed, entered or detained.
- The protesters were forcibly removed from the square.
- He forcibly opened the stuck window.
- The point was argued forcibly in the final speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORCIBLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FORCIBLY
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Common questions about FORCIBLY
- Is FORCIBLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORCIBLY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORCIBLY worth?
- FORCIBLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORCIBLY mean?
- By using force, against resistance.
- What letters can be added to FORCIBLY?
- No single letter can be added to FORCIBLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FORCIBLY:
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