HEAVILY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HEAVILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEAVILY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEAVILY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEAVILY
No single letter turns HEAVILY into another word.
How HEAVILY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEAVILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does HEAVILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a heavy way: with great weight, force or effort, or to a great degree.
Rain falls heavily when it pours, and a person breathes heavily after running. The word also shows how much something is used or relied on, as in heavily armed or heavily taxed. It can describe a mood too, when sorrow sits heavily on someone.
How HEAVILY is used
Heavily is a common adverb used with verbs of weather, breathing, spending and dependence.
- It rained heavily all night.
- The company relies heavily on a handful of customers.
- He leaned heavily on the gate to catch his breath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEAVILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HEAVILY
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Common questions about HEAVILY
- Is HEAVILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEAVILY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEAVILY worth?
- HEAVILY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEAVILY mean?
- In a heavy way: with great weight, force or effort, or to a great degree.
- What letters can be added to HEAVILY?
- No single letter can be added to HEAVILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEAVILY:
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