ILLEGALLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ILLEGALLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableILLEGALLY · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ILLEGALLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful ILLEGALLY is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLEGALLY
No single letter turns ILLEGALLY into another word.
How ILLEGALLY scores
Scrabble i1l1l1e1g2a1l1l1y4 13
Words with Friends i1l2l2e1g3a1l2l2y3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in ILLEGALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 4 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLEGALLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ILLEGALLY
- The letter L appears four times in ILLEGALLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ILLEGALLY
agilely11 legally11 illegal8 egally10 galley10 leally9 agley9 gaily9 gally9 gelly9 gilly9 alley8 allyl8 agile6 glial6 legal6 allel5 ileal5 agly8 gley8 gyal8 yage8 yagi8 ally7 illy7 lily7 yale7 yell7 yill7 egal5 gale5 gall5 geal5 gila5 gill5 glei5 glia5 ilea4 lall4 leal4
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Common questions about ILLEGALLY
- Is ILLEGALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLEGALLY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLEGALLY worth?
- ILLEGALLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLEGALLY?
- No single letter can be added to ILLEGALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ILLEGALLY:
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