HUSKILY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HUSKILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUSKILY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUSKILY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUSKILY
No single letter turns HUSKILY into another word.
How HUSKILY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HUSKILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does HUSKILY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In a rough, hoarse, low voice.
Huskily describes a voice roughened by a cold, emotion, or tiredness, and writers often use huskily for dialogue in fiction. It suggests a grain in the sound rather than loudness. The word can also hint at intimacy when a character speaks huskily in a quiet scene.
How HUSKILY is used
Huskily is common in fiction as a way to tag speech with a hoarse tone.
- She whispered huskily after hours of singing.
- He laughed huskily and lit another cigarette.
- "Come closer," the stranger said huskily.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUSKILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about HUSKILY
- Is HUSKILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUSKILY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUSKILY worth?
- HUSKILY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUSKILY mean?
- In a rough, hoarse, low voice.
- What letters can be added to HUSKILY?
- No single letter can be added to HUSKILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HUSKILY:
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